Mural of Evita where she gave her last speech

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July 9th 2015
As we all know, Independence Day in the USA is a pretty big deal. Days off, hamburgers, beer, fireworks, and of course always the couple idiots that do something stupid and make the news. In Argentina, it's not quite as big a deal, so they make up for it by essentially having two: May 25 and July 9. May 25th corresponds to the May Revolution, when the people revolted against the Viceroy and ins ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more