-Milton Snavely Hershey was born on September 13, 1857
- His only sibling, Serina, was born in 1862
-Due to the family’s frequent moves he dropped out of school after he turned 13 years old and was then apprenticed to a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, printer
-He then served a four-year apprenticeship with a Lancaster candy maker, Joseph Royer
- In 1876 after completing his apprenticeship he established his first candy-making business in Philadelphia- That initial effort failed, as did his next attempt in New York City
-Returning to Lancaster in 1886, Hershey established the Lancaster Caramel Company, which quickly became an outstanding success
-Hershey Chocolate supplied the US armed forces with chocolate bars during World War II
-Milton S. Hershey died at the age of 88 on October 13, 1945, in Hershey Hospital
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