Pig War
Jan 21, 2026•15 min•Season 2Ep. 73
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Episode description
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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