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Why is it called Spam? The 1936 New Year’s Eve party that named the canned meat that’s now sold over 9 billion cans
The product was launched in 1937. The name came from a Broadway actor at a New Year’s Eve party in 1936, won a $100 prize, and may or may not have stood for “Spiced Ham” — Hormel won’t officially say.
OK, so we missed the 75th anniversary of Spam by a day. But the canned ham "product" that helped win World War II and seemed an appropriate name for waves of unwanted emails always has seemed more ...
AUSTIN, Minn. (Tribune News Service) — Spam is just canned meat with a catchy name. Yet its cultural legacy rivals any of Minnesota's other famous exports. It fueled countless soldiers during World ...
AUSTIN, Minn. — Spam is just canned meat with a catchy name. Yet its cultural legacy rivals any of Minnesota’s other famous exports. It fueled countless soldiers during World War II, inspired new ...
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