1745, John Jay, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
1915, Frank Sinatra, singer
1923, Bob Barker, Game show host
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1787, Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
1913, Authorities in Florence, Italy, announced that the "Mona Lisa," stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911, had been recovered.
1917, Rev. Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb.
2000, A divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida's contested election, effectively transforming George W. Bush into the president-elect.