Milton Snavely HERSHEY

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13 September 1857 , Derry Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

13 October 1945 , Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

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Henry H HERSHEY Veronica Buckwalter "Fanny" SNAVELY

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Born: 13 September 1857 in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Henry H HERSHEY

Mother: Veronica Buckwalter "Fanny" SNAVELY

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Milton Snavely married Catherine Elizabeth "Kitty" SWEENEY 25 May 1898 in Manhattan, New York, USA . Catherine Elizabeth "Kitty" SWEENEY was born 6 July 1872 in Jamestown, New York, USA. Catherine Elizabeth "Kitty" died 25 March 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Milton Snavely HERSHEY died 13 October 1945 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Recorded occupation: American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist

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Catherine Elizabeth "Kitty" SWEENEY
Marriage date: 25 May 1898
Marriage place: Manhattan, New York, USA

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Birth — 1857
13 September 1857
Derry Township, Pennsylvania, USA

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 - Milton Hershey founded Hershey Foods and town of Hershey
In 1894, Milton S. Hershey, a visionary entrepreneur and chocolatier, founded what would become one of the world's most iconic chocolate companies, Hershey Foods. Starting his career in caramel candy production, Hershey quickly recognized the potential in chocolate-making after attending the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where he observed chocolate-making machinery. Returning to his hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hershey set out to perfect the art of milk chocolate production, aiming to create a product that was affordable and accessible to the masses.

Hershey's breakthrough came with the development of a specific process to produce milk chocolate, using fresh milk sourced from nearby dairy farms. This innovation allowed him to create a smoother, creamier chocolate that appealed to a broader audience. In 1900, he sold the caramel business for $1 million to focus exclusively on chocolate. With a keen eye for community development, Hershey envisioned more than...Read full story

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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Marriage / Partner
Milton Snavely HERSHEY and Catherine Elizabeth "Kitty" SWEENEY 25 May 1898, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

He was 40 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call