July 5 in history: • 1830 – Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured). → go there • 1922 – Brazilian Army rebels took over Fort Copacabana and launched a rebellion in Rio de Janeiro against President Epitácio Pessoa and President-elect Artur Bernardes. → go there • 1937 – The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop culture, folklore, and urban legend. → go there • 1950 – Korean War: In the first encounter between North Korean and American forces, an unprepared and undisciplined U.S. Army task force was routed at the Battle of Osan. → go there • 1990 – An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas, United States, killed 17 people and injured 5 others. → go there Born 1906: Greta Arwidsson Wiki link Born 1946: Gerard 't Hooft Wiki link Born 1994: Shohei Ohtani Wiki link Died 2024: Jon Landau Wiki link Pictured: Coat of arms of the Regency of Algiers.