In 1983, Vanessa Williams of New York became the first black contestant to be crowned Miss America. The following July, she also became the first Miss America to resign in the wake of her Penthouse ...
Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 17: Singer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 89. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson is 79. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 74. Narendra Modi, Prime ...