On November 6, 1962, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 1761, which condemned Apartheid in South Africa and called on member-nations to boycott the country. The Resolution also set up a Special Committee against Apartheid.

Learn more about the role of the Special Committee against Apartheid from the African National Congress.

On November 6, 1917, the state of New York adopted a constitutional amendment granting equal voting rights to women.