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  2. The American Pageant - Wikipedia

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    The American Pageant- Sixteenth Edition The American Pageant , initially published by Thomas A. Bailey in 1956, [ 1 ] is an American high school history textbook often used for AP United States History , AICE American History as well as IB History of the Americas courses.

  3. Miss America 1945 - Wikipedia

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    Miss America 1945, the 19th Miss America pageant, was held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1945. [1] Two days prior to the actual selection and coronation, the night of the talent competition, the Army Air Force Veterans voted the eventual winner, Miss New York City (Bess Myerson) as their favorite beauty queen.

  4. 'Secrets of Miss America' explores the pageant's racist ... - AOL

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    The Miss America organization has had a long and ugly history with racism and diversity, and Monday’s Secrets of Miss America explored just how long and just how ugly it’s been.. The new ...

  5. Vanessa Williams became the 1st Black Miss America on this ...

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    She eventually competed and won the Miss New York title, then went on to Atlantic City, N.J., to participate in and win the Miss America Pageant — a contest that refused to allow Black women to ...

  6. Meet Mrs. American Heidi Stephens, Who Took Over the Crown ...

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    At the Mrs. America Pageant at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on Aug. 27, Heidi – who previously won Mrs. Washington American – took over the crown from Ballerina Farm's Hannah ...

  7. Miss America 1922 - Wikipedia

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    Miss America 1922 was the second annual Miss America pageant, held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey from September 7–9, 1922. [1] [2] [3]At the conclusion of the event, Miss America 1921, Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., and film actress, Anita Stewart, presented the $5,000 Golden Mermaid Trophy to Mary Katherine Campbell of Columbus, Ohio thus declaring Campbell ...

  8. David M. Kennedy (historian) - Wikipedia

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    Kennedy's scholarship is notable for its integration of economic analysis and cultural analysis with social history and political history. Kennedy is responsible for the recent editions of the popular history textbook, The American Pageant. He is also the current editor (since 1999) of the Oxford History of the United States series.

  9. Miss America 1921 - Wikipedia

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    Miss America 1921 known as the first Miss America pageant, at its start in 1921, an activity designed to attract tourists to extend their Labor Day holiday weekend and enjoy festivities in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Atlantic City's Inter-City Beauty Contest, as it was initially called, attracted over 1,500 photographic entries from around the ...