2015 Event Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announces that Arab leaders will be combining their military resources to combat violence in the region; Saudi Arabia has already led joint forces in airstrikes on Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen 2014 Event The government of the U.K. has announced that it will put 11 million pounds into the funding of the Square Kilometer Array project, a radio telescope that will collect massive amounts of data from space, requiring immense computing resources 2012 Event In a gesture to honor North Korean founder Kim II-Sung's birthday in April, North Korea plans to launch a new satellite that reportedly will be used to study crops and natural resources 2010 Event China announces its plan to use its own uranium resources to meet growing demands for nuclear power 1988 Event Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed 1979 Event Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched 1975 Event Landsat 2, an Earth Resources Technology Satellite, launched 1972 Event 1st Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) is launched 1970 Event 1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources 1954 Birthday Robert F Kennedy, Jr., attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council 1940 Birthday Algy Cluff, CEO, Spectator, Cluff Resources 1897 Birthday Henry Dixon Cowell, born in Menlo Park, California, composer, New Musical Resources 1814 Birthday Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector
