Abraham LincolnHe held the Union together through its most traumatic crisis, freed (on paper, at least) the southern slaves, and paved the way for the emancipation of the rest.
And another Happy Birthday to:
Charles DarwinOkay, technically Darwin wasn't American but he did spend some time in the New World, developed the unifying theory for modern biology, and so rates a 200th birthday salute.
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