23 July 1982 July 22, 2011 Author: Staff At The International Whaling Commission meeting, they decide to put and end to commercial whaling by 1985-86. Famous Words of Inspiration..."We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person." W. Somerset Maugham — Click here for more from W. Somerset Maugham Related posts: 4 July 1569 Categories: History Tags: 1982, 23 July