Countries are kind of like people. Every one of them has a name.
Just like people, sometimes they change their names.
The are a host of reasons why countries change their names, and for every country that does change its name, there is a different story behind it.
Learn more about the countries that were formerly known as other countries and why they did ... Show More
Nov 24
The Paraguayan War (Encore)
In the 1860s, one of the bloodiest wars in the Western Hemisphere took place….and it wasn’t the US Civil War.
It was a war between Paraguay and an alliance of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and it was one of the bloodiest ever fought in Latin America.
It was a conventional wa ... Show More
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