// history of SPAM
//
// Sources:
// http://www.cusd.claremont.edu/~mrosenbl/spamstory.html
// http://www.spam.com
//
// discovered and compiled from web timelines October 28 2002 by Jon, a UW CSE143 student.
//
1860
George A. Hormel, Inventor of SPAM, is born.
1937
SPAM is born (originally called "Spiced Ham").
1940
As part of the war effort, SPAM changes from round cans to space-efficient rectangular cans.
1945
Nikita Khrushchev credits SPAM with aiding to feed his troops and helping them to win.
1946
George A. Hormel, Inventor of SPAM, dies.
1955
SPAM begins to go global as SPAM is manufactured in Ireland, Canada, England, and Venezuela.
1959
The one billionth can of SPAM is sold.
1962
The 7-ounce SPAM can in introduced.
1969
SPAM is marketed in Australia.
1970
"Monty Python's Flying Circus" shows the infamous SPAM sketch.
1971
Smoked SPAM is introduced.
1980
The three billionth can of SPAM is sold.
1984
SPAM makes a "SPAM" mousepad to expand marketing.
1984
The four billionth can of SPAM is sold.
1986
"SPAM Less Sodium" hits shelvesis offered for those Salt-conscious.
1987
SPAM is 50 years old!
1992
The low-fat alternative: "SPAM Lite" hits shelves.
1994
"Spam" becomes a popular term to describe junk email or message postings.
1997
The makers of spam make minor efforts to seperate its brand name from junk email.
1998
The SPAM can gets a face lift and new can design.