November 1: In the first Basketball Association of America game, the New York Knicks defeat the Toronto Huskies 68-66 at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens.

November 4: UNESCO established as a specialized agency of the United Nations.

November 5: Senate and House elections in the United States both give majorities to the Republicans.

November 10: At least 1,400 people are killed in an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale, in the Ancash Region and Quiches District in Peru. - The Slimbridge Wetland Reserve opens in England.

November 12: A truce is declared between Indonesian nationalist troops and the Dutch army in Indonesia. - In Chicago, a branch of the Exchange National Bank (now part of the LaSalle Bank) opens the first 10 drive-up teller windows.

November 15: The Netherlands recognizes the Republic of Indonesia.

November 17: Eight British servicemen are killed in Jerusalem by Jewish nationalists.

November 19: Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations. - Romanian general election, 1946: The Romanian Communist Party wins 79.86% of the vote through widespread intimidation tactics and electoral fraud.

November 22: Tony Benn is elected as Treasurer of the Oxford Union.

November 23: Vietnamese riot in Haiphong and clash with French troops. The French cruiser Suffren opens fire, killing 6,000 Vietnamese. - The Workers Party of South Korea is founded.

November 27: Cold War: Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster."

November 29: The All Indonesia Centre of Labour Organizations (SOBSI) is founded in Jakarta. (source: Wikipedia)