Editing 1966 (section)

===November===
{{main|November 1966}}
[[File:Flag of Barbados.svg|thumb|November 30: [[Barbados]] becomes independent]]
* [[November 2]] 
**The [[Cuban Adjustment Act]] comes into force, allowing 123,000 [[Cubans]] the opportunity to apply for [[permanent residency]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/cuban-adjustment-act |title=1966: The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 |website=Library of Congress |access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
**[[North Korea]]n commandos ambush a UN command control consisting of [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] soldiers south of the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E3qXEAAAQBAJ&dq=november+2+1966+korean+ambush&pg=PR15 |title=Smell the Gunpowder: The Land of the Morning Calm |isbn=978-0-578-26472-1 |last1=Graser |first1=William R. |date=October 25, 2022 |publisher=Outskirts Press}}</ref>
* [[November 4]] – [[1966 flood of the Arno]] river in Italy hits [[Florence]], flooding it to a maximum depth of {{convert|6.7|m|ft|abbr=on}}, leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. In addition, a [[1966 Venice flood|severe tidal flood]] hits [[Venice]].
* [[November 5]] – Thirty-eight African states demand that the [[United Kingdom]] use force against the [[Rhodesia]]n government.
* [[November 6]] – [[Lunar Orbiter 2]] is launched.
* [[November 8]] – Screen actor [[Ronald Reagan]] is elected [[Governor of California]].
* [[November 10]] – [[Seán Lemass]] retires as [[Taoiseach]] of the [[Republic of Ireland]], to be replaced in the role by fellow [[Fianna Fáil]] member [[Jack Lynch]].
* [[November 11]]
** A mine kills three [[Israelis|Israeli]] paratroopers on the [[West Bank]] border.
** Spain declares a general amnesty for crimes committed during the [[Spanish Civil War]], effective only for the [[Falangists]]' side.
* [[November 12]] – A total [[solar eclipse]] occurs, the 20th solar eclipse of [[Solar Saros 142]].
* [[November 15]] – [[Gemini 12]] ([[James A. Lovell]], [[Buzz Aldrin]]) splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean, {{convert|600|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[the Bahamas]].
* [[November 17]]
** The U.N. General Assembly decides to found the [[United Nations Industrial Development Organization]].
** A spectacular [[Leonids|Leonid]] meteor shower passes over [[Arizona]], at the rate of 2,300 a minute for 20 minutes.
* [[November 24]] – [[TABSO Flight 101]], from Sofia, Bulgaria, crashes near [[Bratislava]], Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ďuriančík |first=Pavol |date=24 November 2006 |title=Haváriu lietadla nad Račou pripomína kríž |trans-title=Cross commemorates airplane crash over Rača |url=http://cestovanie.sme.sk/clanok.asp?cl=3017046 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206115507/http://cestovanie.sme.sk:80/clanok.asp?cl=3017046 |archive-date=December 6, 2007 |accessdate=8 December 2007 |website= |publisher=[[SME (newspaper)|SME]] |language=Slovak}}</ref>
* [[November 26]] 
** [[1966 Australian federal election]]: [[Harold Holt]]'s [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Holt government|government]] is re-elected with a significantly increased majority, defeating the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] led by [[Arthur Calwell]]. Calwell resigns as Labor leader shortly after; he will be [[1967 Australian Labor Party leadership election|replaced]] by his deputy and future [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Gough Whitlam]].
** In the [[Canadian Football League]], the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] defeat the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] to win the [[54th Grey Cup]] at [[Vancouver]]'s [[Empire Stadium (Vancouver)|Empire Stadium]] 29–14. Saskatchewan are led by quarterback [[Ron Lancaster]].
* [[November 27]] – The [[Washington Redskins]] defeat the [[New York Giants]] 72–41 in the highest scoring game in [[National Football League]] history.
* [[November 28]] – [[Truman Capote]]'s [[Black and White Ball]] ("The Party of the Century") is held in New York City.
* [[November 29]] – The {{SS|Daniel J. Morrell}} sinks in a storm on [[Lake Huron]], killing 28 of 29 crewmen.
* [[November 30]] – [[Barbados]] achieves [[Barbados Independence Act 1966|independence]] from the United Kingdom.