December 19th in History Part III

On December 19th in History Part III

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On December 19th in 1960 - Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die)

On December 19th in 1972 - Apollo 17 (last of Apollo Moon landing series) returns to Earth

On December 19th in 1980 - Iran requests $24 billion in US guarantees to free hostages

On December 19th in 1981 - Romuald Spasowski, Polish ambassador to the United States defects to show support for the Solidarity movement amid a crackdown

On December 19th in 1988 - NASA unveils plans for lunar colony & manned missions to Mars

On December 19th in 1989 - American Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route

On December 19th in 1989 - U.S. troops invaded Panama to overthrow the regime of General Noriega

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