At 50 Abraham Lincoln defended alleged murderers in Illinois, Grover Cleveland faced the issue of a surplus in the government and Ronald Reagan was a Democrat.

President Obama celebrates his 50th birthday Thursday, so we looked back at some past presidents to see what they were up to at that milestone age.

At 50 Abraham Lincoln defended alleged murderers in Illinois, Grover Cleveland faced the issue of a surplus in the government and Ronald Reagan was a Democrat.

President Obama celebrates his 50th birthday Thursday, so we looked back at some past presidents to see what they were up to at that milestone age.