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26pc of Americans don't know what country US fought to gain its independence

New York, July 3 (ANI): Don't know anything about history? Well, then don't worry, as you are not alone.

A new poll has found that a whopping one in four Americans have no clue which country the United States declared its independence from.

In a new Marist College poll, a shocking 26 percent failed to identify Great Britain as the country the US colonies fought to gain its independence, according to CNN.

That includes the 20 percent who were "unsure" and another six percent who thought the US fought a revolution, starting in 1776, against another country -- a list that included France, China, Japan, Mexico, and Spain, the poll found, reports the New York Post.

The poll surveyed 1,004 Americans between June 17 and 24. The survey has a margin of error of three percentage points. (ANI)

6 Indian-Americans figure on list of 30 Soros Fellows

New York, Mar 25: Six Indian-Americans have been declared winners of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. The Indians were-- Manav Bhatnagar, Sudeb Dalai, Sushma Gandhi, Sandeep Kishore, Krishnan Subrahmanian and Vijay Yanamadala. There were 30 winners of the honour which included a Pakistani-American Noorain Khan. According to a statement issued by the New York-based fellowship foundation, a New American is an individual who is a resident alien (green-card holder) or a naturalised citizen. The fellowship is open.....
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