153rd Member of the WTO

Cape Verde (island located in the central Atlantic Ocean)will formally join the World Trade Organisation on 23 July 2008, becoming the 153rd Member of the global trade body. On 18 December 2007, the General Council cleared the path for Cape Verde's membership in the WTO by approving a package of agreements which spell out the terms of Cape Verde's accession.

Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched

Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS), more commonly known as Landsat 1, was carried into space aboard a Delta launch vehicle on July 23, 1972. ERTS began its journey from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and was placed in an orbit that would carry it over both the North and South Poles. This gave its special sensors an opportunity to scan every square mile of the earth’s surface.