Nearly half of Americans don’t know what America 250 is celebrating: Poll
Source: The Hill News · Bias: Center
Summary
Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary on Saturday, almost half of Americans do not know what the day celebrates, according to a new survey released on Thursday. A nation-wide poll conducted by the libertarian think tank Cato Institute found that only 53 percent of respondents could correctly identify the adoption of the Declaration of Independence as…
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