November 1946

Tuesday 12:

A branch of the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, Illinois opens the first ten drive-up teller windows.

Tuesday 19:

Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.

Wednesday 27:

Cold War: Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeals to the United States and the Soviet Union to end nuclear testing and to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster".