Event:
At a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Panama City, South Korea announces it's plans to begin 'scientific' whaling of minke whales
More Notable Events on July 5:
1986 Statue of Liberty is reopened after it is refurbished
1971 26th amendment certified, reduces voting age to 18
1954 B-52A bomber made its maiden flight
1859 Captain N. C. Brooks discovers Midway Islands
1841 Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency
