1954 Event Lee Meriwether (Calif), 19, crowned 27th Miss America 1955 (1st on TV) 1935 Birthday Lee Meriwether, born in Los Angeles, California, Miss America, Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones 1809 Death Meriwether Lewis, (Lewis and Clark Expedition), commits suicide at 35 1774 Birthday Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville, Virginia, captain, Lewis and Clark Expedition
