Event:
Russian spacecraft, Soyuz TMA-07M, is launched in Kazakhstan, with cosmonauts Roman Romanenko, Chris Hadfield and Thomas Marshburn for the ISS Expedition 34 and 35 crews
More Notable Events on December 19:
1995 Queen Elizabeth askes Prince Charles and Diana to divorce
1991 6,000th episode of One Life To Live
1991 Boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin
1989 Larry Bird, of the Celtics, begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games
1972 Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth
