Events Date 1868 November | History by KabAstro

Nov 2 Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally
Nov 3 John Willis Menard from Louisiana is elected the first black US Congressman (opposition to his election means he never sits in Congress)

Ulysses S. Grant Elected

Nov 3 Ulysses S. Grant (R) wins US presidential election over Horatio Seymour (D)

Union General and US President Ulysses S. Grant

Nov 11 1st American amateur track & field meet (NYC)

Allies Win Battle of Avay

Nov 11 War of the Triple Alliance: Allied victory in the Battle of Avay leaves 3,000 Paraguayan soldiers dead, 600 wounded and the road to Asunción open

President of Paraguay Francisco Solano López

Nov 13 American Philological Association organized in NY
Nov 23 Louis Ducos du Hauron patents a process of making color photographs, in Paris, France
Nov 23 Louis Ducos du Hauron patents trichrome color photo process

Battle of Washita River

Nov 27 Battle at Washita River, Oklahoma. General George A. Custer attacks group of Native American Indians, their chief Black Kettle dies in the attack