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Franklin Pierce 1804–186914th presidentFourteenth president whose support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act deepened the sectional crisis over slavery.
Abraham Lincoln 1809–186516th president16th President who preserved the Union during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Benjamin Harrison 1833–190123rd presidentTwenty-third president who signed the Sherman Antitrust Act and expanded the modern navy.
Barack Obama b. 196144th president44th President and first African American to hold the office, known for the Affordable Care Act.