17 September 1983 September 16, 2015 Author: Staff Vanessa Williams is crowned as the first black Miss America. Famous Words of Inspiration..."An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today." Laurence Peter — Click here for more from Laurence Peter 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