Ya know, if you're gonna blow your hands or fingers off with FIREWORKS, maybe ya ought to at least know WHY you were doing it...

According to a new Marist Poll, "Only 58 percent of residents know that the United States declared its independence in 1776. Twenty-six percent are unsure, and 16 percent mentioned another date."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-many-in-us-ignorant-of-july-4th-history/