The year 1937 was a big one.

Amelia Earhart, disappears in her attempt to be the first woman to fly around the world.

Route 66 is officially completed, total distance: 2,448 miles.

The Golden Gate Bridge opens.

Yeah, yeah, forget all that. The year's big breakthrough: SPAM is born!

It was originally called HORMEL Spiced Ham when the company held a contest to create a name as distinctive as the taste. The winner, Kenneth Daigneau, received the grand prize... $100.

And now, to celebrate SPAM's golden anniversary, The Book of Spam has been published.

I learned a lot, I tell ya. SPAM was responsible for our victory in WWII. There is lite SPAM and SPAM singles. SPAM lasts forever, "on your shelf and in your soul."

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