How WWII Created M&M’s

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the history of M&M's and how they changed the candy industry! ~ Christina

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Frank Mars5:33 - Forrest Mars10:55 - M&Ms18:52 - Secrecy

►Sources:https://www.mars.com/about/history https://www.history.com/articles/the-wartime-origins-of-the-mm https://www.allrecipes.com/the-real-reason-m-and-ms-were-invented-8680298 https://www.mms.com/en-gb/explore/about-us https://missionrollcall.org/veteran-voices/articles/mms-and-the-military/ https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/murrie-william-f-r-1873-1950/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/08/mm-vs-smarties/ https://www.mashed.com/1281792/unlikely-similarity-between-smarties-m-ms/ Additional sources listed at the bottom of the webpage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M&M's Red M&M Whoas: https://www.livescience.com/33017-why-were-red-mms-discontinued-for-a-decade.html https://www.bargainboxed.com/blogs/articles/when-were-m-ms-created-the-history-of-m-m-candies?srsltid=AfmBOoomotEkGsLtKXQ8cpKObwiU2C1fmv-GnwK8ilDVB77pM_zVhXMT Ration D Bars: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hersheys-military-chocolate-troops-wwii-180983065/ Candy in War time: https://www.popsci.com/health/hershey-mars-wwii/#:~:text=From sugar shortages to military,2025 9:00 AM EDT