- Nov 2 Arnold Shapiro's TV documentary "Scared Straight", narrated by Peter Falk as a controversial and questionable deterrent to juvenile delinquency, debuts on Los Angeles' KTLA-TV
- Nov 2 Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31
- Nov 2 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
- Nov 2 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Sports History
Nov 2 Wayne Gretzky is sold to the Edmonton Oilers after just 8 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA (scoring 6 points); scores 104 points in 72 games (both teams combined) and is named WHA rookie of the year
- Nov 3 Dominica gains independence from UK & adopts constitution
- Nov 3 First broadcast of "Different Strokes" on NBC TV
- Nov 3 USSR & Vietnam sign peace & friendship treaty
Sports History
Nov 4 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, & Darrell Evans, available
- Nov 4 Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran University
- Nov 4 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3)
- Nov 4 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Event of Interest
Nov 5 Iranian PM Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Sports History
Nov 5 Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games
- Nov 6 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi places the country under military rule; General Gholām Reza Azhāri forms government
- Nov 7 Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP
- Nov 7 CDA-chairman W Aantjes resigns due to his war past
- Nov 7 Marion Barry Jr. elected as Washington, D.C.'s first African American mayor
Night & Day
Nov 8 Tom Stoppard's play "Night & Day" premieres in London
Boxing Title Fight
Nov 10 Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
- Nov 10 NY Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin
- Nov 11 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom becomes president of Maldives
- Nov 12 Gary William Friedman and Will Holt's musical "Platinum" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC; runs for 33 performances
- Nov 13 NASA launches HEAO 2
- Nov 15 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Betrayal
Nov 15 Harold Pinter's play "Betrayal" premieres in London
- Nov 18 Leo J Ryan, American politician, and 4 others, killed in Jonestown, Guyana by members of Peoples Temple, followed by ritual mass suicide of 914 members of the religious cult
- Nov 19 "The Miracle at the Meadowlands", Eagles Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the rival New York Giants
Sports History
Nov 19 28th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins
- Nov 21 Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award
Election of Interest
Nov 25 New Zealand general election won by ruling Prime Minister Robert Muldoon and the National Party
- Nov 26 10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, NY
- Nov 26 1st lesbian themed TV movie - "A Question of Love"
- Nov 26 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes, 20-13
- Nov 26 Christina Crawford autobiography "Mommie Dearest" reaches best-seller status
Assassination
Nov 27 San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk assassinated by former Supervisor Dan White at City Hall
- Nov 28 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB)
Briefcase Full of Blues
Nov 28 Atlantic Records releases "Briefcase Full of Blues", the debut album by The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi); album tops the chart and becomes best-selling blues record of all-time
Sports History
Nov 28 Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years
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