- Nov 1 Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule
- Nov 1 Ron Eliran and Harvey Jacobs' musical revue "Don't Step On My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse, NYC; runs for 16 performances
- Nov 1 W German Generals Krupinski and Franke admit to having been Nazis
Election of Interest
Nov 2 Democrat candidate Jimmy Carter is elected President of the United States, defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford; Walter Mondale elected vice president
Sports History
Nov 4 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich & McCovey, available
Sports History
Nov 5 Baltimore Orioles Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award
- Nov 5 New AL franchises in Seattle & Toronto fill up their rosters
- Nov 5 Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen & $100,000 to A's for mgr Chuck Tanner
- Nov 5 USSR performs nuclear test
- Nov 6 Benjamin Hooks elected to succeed Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP
- Nov 6 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
Gone With The Wind
Nov 7 "Gone With The Wind", 1939 Oscar-winning film epic starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, makes broadcast television debut on NBC; aired in two parts over consecutive nights; earns a then record 65% share of TV viewers
- Nov 8 A series of earthquakes spreads panic in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, which is evacuated
- Nov 9 Oakland A's release Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame baseball career
- Nov 9 UN General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa
- Nov 10 Utah Supreme Court approves execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore
- Nov 14 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse NYC after 16 performances
Network
Nov 14 "Network", directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch and William Holden, premieres in Los Angeles and New York City (Finch - Academy Awards Best Actor 1977)
- Nov 14 Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks
Menten Captured
Nov 14 Dutch war criminal Pieter Menten captured one day after fleeing
Barry's Free Throw Streak
Nov 16 Rick Barry (San Francisco), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
Patty Hearst
Nov 19 American publishing heiress Patty Hearst is freed on $15 million bail, pending appeal of bank robbery conviction
This Song
Nov 19 George Harrison releases single "This Song", an expression of his frustration at being sued for copyright infringement
- Nov 19 Jaime Ornelas Camacho takes office as the first President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal
- Nov 20 George Harrison appears on "Saturday Night Live": haggling with Lorne Michaels; performing "Here Comes the Sun" and "Homeward Bound" with Paul Simon; and airing two music videos
Rocky
Nov 21 "Rocky" directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Sylvester Stallone premieres in New York (Best Picture 1977)
Yarborough Wins Sprint Cup
Nov 21 26th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins
- Nov 22 Algeria Constitution goes into effect
- Nov 22 Comic strip "Cathy" by Cathy Guisewite debuts
- Nov 23 Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.
- Nov 23 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Nov 23 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- Nov 24 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak
Morgan's Second NL MVP
Nov 24 Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award
- Nov 25 NYPD officer Robert Torsney shoots unarmed youth Randolph Evans while answering response at youth's Brooklyn home
O. J. Simpson
Nov 25 O.J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit
The Band's Farewell Concert
Nov 25 The Band's farewell concert at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California; guest performers include Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, and the Staples Singers; concert film "The Last Waltz" directed by Martin Scorcese
- Nov 25 Viking 1 radio signals from Mars help prove the general theory of relativity
Anarchy In The UK
Nov 26 British punk rockers Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy In The UK"
- Nov 26 East Germany strips singer-songwriter and poet Wolf Biermann of his citizenship while he tours West Germany
Willy Brandt
Nov 26 Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt is elected chairman of the Socialist International (1976-92)
Hey Baby
Nov 26 Ringo Starr releases single "Hey Baby"
- Nov 27 41st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 38-7 in Birmingham
- Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 23-20 in a thriller; 53,467 Grey Cup record attendance
- Nov 29 NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract
- Nov 30 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB)
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