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    Internet spam was apparently named after a Monty Python skit, where a couple at a restaurant find that everything on the menu involves spam.

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The Thames Barrier of England was officially opened

On the 8th May, 1984, the Thames Barrier, built to protect London from damaging floods, was officially opened.

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