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November 5 - U.S. presidential election, 1968: Republican
challenger Richard M. Nixon defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey
and American Independent Party candidate George C. Wallace.
November 5 - Luis A. Ferre is elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
November 11 - Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt is initiated
to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, through Laos
into South Vietnam. By the end of the operation, 3 million tons of
bombs are dropped on Laos, slowing but not seriously disrupting
trail operations.
November 11 - A second republic is declared in the Maldives
November 14 - Yale University announces it is going
co-educational
November 17 - The Heidi game: NBC cuts off the final 1:05 of an
Oakland Raiders-New York Jets football game to broadcast the
pre-scheduled Heidi. Fans are unable to see Oakland (which
had been trailing 32–29) score two late touchdowns to win 43–32; as
a result, thousands of outraged football fans flood the NBC
switchboards to protest.
November 22 - The White Album is released by The Beatles
November 26 - Vietnam War: United States Air Force First
Lieutenant and Bell UH-1F helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues
an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire, earning a
Medal of Honor for his bravery.
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