The Pig War of 1859: The Most Peaceful War in History?
It started with a pig. In 1859, on a small island in the Pacific Northwest, an American farmer shot a British-owned pig that had wandered into his garden. What followed wasn't just a neighborly dispute—it nearly sparked a war between the United States and Great Britain. As tensions escalated, both sides rushed troops and warships to San Juan Island, each refusing to back down over a boundary neither could fully define. For weeks, two global powers stood on the brink, their soldiers staring each other down… all because of a single dead pig. SUPPORT THE SHOW…
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