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In 1859, the United States and Great Britain almost got into a shooting war. The reason - an American farmer shot and killed a pig on a disputed island in the Pacific Northwest. This is the story of the Pig War.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)
https://www.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/the-pig-war.htm
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Building_the_redoubt.jpg
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By Matt and McKinley Breen4.8
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In 1859, the United States and Great Britain almost got into a shooting war. The reason - an American farmer shot and killed a pig on a disputed island in the Pacific Northwest. This is the story of the Pig War.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)
https://www.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/the-pig-war.htm
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Building_the_redoubt.jpg
History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com
Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected]
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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