Unfortunately this does not surprise me, after living there for 4 years in Kentucky I saw first hand this sort of idea, its really sad that Americans do not know their own history. Just to clarify Indepence from the British happened 239 years ago by the 13 colonial states in 1776.
Many people also use Christmas day to tweet their happy birthdays to Jesus, who, according to some, turned 2014 years old last December 25th
People think America will be turning 2015-years-old on the 4th of July – Read at Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/america-is-2015-years-old-on-july-4-2015-7?&platform=bi-androidapp
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