Why is benjamin franklin on the one hundred dollar bill?
Abe Lincoln appeared on the 100 dollar bill from 1869 until 1880. He was replaced by Benjamin Franklin from 1928-present.
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Benjamin Franklin is on the 100 dollar bill because he invented bifocals, a stove, was the first postmaster general. Thanks!
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About Abe Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He led the country during the Civil War, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation to order the freedom of all slaves in the United States. He was a gifted orator, and is still well-known for his Gettysburg Address, one of the most quoted speeches in history. He was the first US President to fall victim of assassination. Historians and scholars still rank Lincoln as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.
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