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===1901–present=== *[[1936]] – [[Spanish Civil War]]: The [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|republican]] government flees from [[Siege of Madrid|Madrid]] to [[Valencia]], leading to the formation of the [[Madrid Defense Council]] in its stead.<ref>{{cite book|last=Romero Salvadó|first=Francisco J.|title=Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wsE7Nm9-yDEC&pg=PA179|access-date=2015-06-29 |year=2013|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-8108-5784-1|page=179}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[World War II]]: The [[1st Ukrainian Front]] [[Battle of Kiev (1943)|liberates Kyiv]] from [[Reichskommissariat Ukraine|German occupation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.law.nau.edu.ua/en/molod-i-zakon/1104|title=Feat Not Subject to Time (Kyiv Liberation Day – 6 November 1943)|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> *[[1947]] – ''[[Meet the Press]]'', the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on [[NBC|NBC Television]].<ref>{{cite web |title=60th anniversary background information |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna21872087 |work=[[msnbc.com]] |date=18 November 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121225114/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21872087/ |archive-date=2007-11-21 }}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ]] is appointed to head the [[South Vietnam]]ese government by General [[Dương Văn Minh]]'s junta, five days after the latter [[1963 South Vietnamese coup|deposed]] and [[Arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem|assassinated]] President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]].<ref>{{cite book|title=A Death in November: America in Vietnam, 1963|author-link=Ellen Hammer|first=Ellen J.|last=Hammer|year=1987|publisher=E. P. Dutton|isbn=0-525-24210-4|location=New York City}} pp. 300–01.</ref> *[[1971]] – The [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]] tests the largest U.S. underground [[hydrogen bomb]], code-named [[Cannikin]], on [[Amchitka Island]] in the [[Aleutian Islands|Aleutians]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-story-project-cannikin-1971-the-us-miltiary-nuked-alaska-21564|title=The Story of Project Cannikin: In 1971, the U.S. Military Nuked Alaska|first=Steve|last=Weintz|date=July 17, 2017|website=The National Interest}}</ref> *[[1977]] – The [[Kelly Barnes Dam]], located above [[Toccoa Falls College]] near [[Toccoa, Georgia]], fails, killing 39.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.usgs.gov/water/southatlantic/ga/flood/toccoa/index.html|title=USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center – The 1977 Toccoa Flood, Report of Failure of Kelly Barnes Dam Flood and Findings|website=www2.usgs.gov}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Colombian conflict]], leftist [[guerrilla]]s of the [[19th of April Movement]] seize control of the [[Palace of Justice siege|Palace of Justice]] in [[Bogotá]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.palaciodejusticia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30:la-toma-del-palacio-minuto-a-minuto&catid=21 |title=Yo Creo En Plazas |author=Administrator |access-date=16 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216230419/http://www.palaciodejusticia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30%3Ala-toma-del-palacio-minuto-a-minuto&catid=21 |archive-date=16 December 2014 }}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash|Sumburgh disaster]]: A [[British International Helicopters]] [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing 234LR Chinook]] crashes 2{{frac|1|2}} miles east of [[Sumburgh Airport]] killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/2-1988-boeing-vertol-bv-234-lr-g-bwfc-6-november-1986|title=2/1988 Boeing Vertol (BV) 234 LR, G-BWFC, 6 November 1986|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[1988 Lancang–Gengma earthquakes|Lancang–Gengma earthquakes]]: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the [[China–Myanmar border]] in [[Yunnan Province]].<ref>{{Cite anss|M 7.7 – 145 km NW of Jinghong, China|1988|usp0003nks}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Cleveland Browns relocation controversy]]: [[Art Modell]] announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the [[Cleveland Browns]] to [[Baltimore]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Jon|title=Unforgettable is what it's been|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/bal-modell110696-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 6, 1996|access-date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Jiang Lijun]] is detained by Chinese police for signing the [[Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.penchinese.net/en/wipc/jianglijun.htm |title=Writers in Prison (China) |access-date=2006-08-02 |publisher=Independent Chinese Pen Centre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051211172410/http://www.penchinese.net/en/wipc/jianglijun.htm |archive-date=December 11, 2005 }}</ref> * 2002 – A [[Fokker 50]] [[Luxair Flight 9642|crashes]] near [[Luxembourg Airport]], killing 20 and injuring three.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Fokker 50 LX-LGB Niederanven|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20021106-0|access-date=2021-11-06|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[2004]] – An [[Ufton Nervet rail crash|express train collides]] with a stationary car near the village of [[Ufton Nervet]], England, killing seven and injuring 150.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3989277.stm |title=Six die as train ploughs into car |date=7 November 2004 |access-date=3 June 2010 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Tammy Baldwin]] becomes the first [[openly gay]] politician to be [[United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2012|elected to the United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grinberg|first1=Emanuella|title=Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is first openly gay person elected to Senate|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/07/politics/wisconsin-tammy-baldwin-senate/index.html|access-date=February 1, 2018|publisher=CNN|date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] (SDF) launch an [[Raqqa campaign (2016–2017)|offensive]] to capture the city of [[Raqqa]] from the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-forces-capture-first-batch-villages-isis-campaign-liberate-raqqa/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161123232423/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-forces-capture-first-batch-villages-isis-campaign-liberate-raqqa/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2016|title=Kurdish forces capture first batch of villages from ISIS in campaign to liberate Raqqa|publisher=Almasdar News|first=Chris|last=Tomson|date=6 November 2016|access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref>
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