1921 Sep 8, Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., was crowned the first Miss America in Atlantic City, N.J.
1927 Sep 8, A woman arrived in SF from China and claimed to be Gen. Chiang Kai-shek’s wife, who declared that he had divorced his legal wife in 1921 and freed 2 concubines this year
1947 Sep 8, Ann Beattie, writer, was born. Her work included “Chilly Scenes of Winter" and “Picturing Will."
1986 Sep 8, Oprah Winfrey began her syndicated TV talk show.

1990 Sep 8, Marjorie Judith Vincent of Illinois was crowned Miss America.
1992 Sep 8, In a case that prompted federal laws against carjacking, Pam Basu of Savage, Md., was dragged to her death after being forced from her car.

2001 Sep 8, Venus Williams won her second consecutive U.S. Open title by beating her sister Serena 6-2, 6-4 in the first prime-time women's Grand Slam final.

2007 Sep 8, Deputies in Big Creek, West Virginia, found Megan Williams (20), who was sexually abused, beaten and stabbed while held captive for at least a week. She was repeatedly called a racial slur during the attacks in Big Creek, about 35 miles southwest of Charleston. Six people, all white, including a mother and son and a mother and daughter, were arrested in connection with the alleged abduction of the black woman. The suspects pleaded guilty and were sent to prison. In 2009 Williams, while living in Ohio, said she had lied about the abuse in 2007 in order to get back at her boyfriend, who had beaten her.