04/12/2004: 
Arcanum
The Usenet Message Heard Round the World
from CNET
On April 12, 1994, the first Simultaneously Posted Advertising Message hit the Internet, making SPAM 10-years old today. The first SPAM, a posting to Internet Usenet groups advertising the legal services of law firm Canter & Siegel, opened the door to intrusive Internet marketing, and the current scourge of the new digital revolution.
