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The Pig That Almost Started a War
What happens when a hungry British pig wanders into an American farmer's potato patch? If the year is 1859, the answer is a full-blown international military standoff involving warships, hundreds of soldiers, and over 80 heavy cannons. This week. on The History Labyrinth, we wind through the bizarre, tense, and downright comical events of "The Pig War" on San Juan Island. Join us as we explore how a poorly worded boundary treaty and a single shot nearly plunged the United States and Great Britain into their third major war—and how the only actual casualty of the entire conflict was the pig…
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