1983 ⟶ Vanessa Williams Wins Miss America
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⚾ Jackie Robinson Breaks Baseball's Color Barrier
April 15: Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American baseball player to play modern Major League Baseball.⟶
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United States🕊️ Assassination of Malcolm X
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United States🎬 Actor John Wayne Dies
👑 Vanessa Williams Wins Miss America
September 17: Vanessa Lynn Williams becomes the first African-American to be crowned Miss America, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.⟶
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United States📺 The Simpsons Premieres on Fox Television
December 17: The first episode of The Simpsons premieres on Fox.⟶
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United States⚾ Boston Red Sox Win World Series, Breaking "Curse of the Bambino"
October 23 – 27: Boston Red Sox wins the World Series for the first time since 1918, ending the Curse of the Bambino.⟶
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