Chocolate timeline

Chocolate Time Line

By kmariani
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus comes to America

    Columbus comes to America
  • Nov 28, 1500

    A chocolate drink known to the Aztecs comes to Europe through Spanish Explorers

  • The chocolate drink becomes fashionable in Europe

  • The Pilgrims Land

    The Pilgrims Land

  • Chocolates are first manufactured in the United States in Dorchester, MA.

    Chocolates are first manufactured in the United States in Dorchester, MA.

  • The American Revolution begins

    The American Revolution begins

  • Milton Hershey is Born

    Milton Hershey is Born

  • The Civil War begins

    The Civil War begins

  • Switzerland perfects the process of making milk chocolate

    Switzerland perfects the process of making milk chocolate

  • Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone

  • The Hershey Chocolate Company is started

  • The Hershey Bar comes out and costs 5 cents.

    The Hershey Bar comes out and costs 5 cents.

  • The Hershey Chocolate Corporation is established

    The Hershey Chocolate Corporation is established

  • The Wright brothers fly the first plane at Kitty Hawk, NC.

    The Wright brothers fly the first plane at Kitty Hawk, NC.

  • The town of Derry Church becomes the town of Hershey, PA.

    The town of Derry Church becomes the town of Hershey, PA.

  • The Milton Hershey School for orphaned boys is established

    The Milton Hershey School for orphaned boys is established

  • Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.