17 September 1983 September 16, 2015 Author: Staff Vanessa Williams is crowned as the first black Miss America. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Egalitarians create the most dangerous inequality of all -- inequality of power. Allowing politicians to determine what all other human beings will be allowed to earn is one of the most reckless gambles imaginable. Like the income tax, it may start off being applied only to the rich but it will inevitably reach us all." Thomas Sowell — Click here for more from Thomas Sowell Related posts: 26 September 1983 26 September 1983 25 October 1983 18 February 1983 8 March 1983 23 March 1983 18 April 1983 18 April 1983 24 July 1983 21 July 1983 Categories: History Tags: 17 September, 1983