The pig that almost started a war: How a pig’s shooting in 1859 turned a San Juan Island farm dispute into a 12-year Anglo-American standoff | News World News
In 1859, a pig turned a peaceful island dispute into a tense confrontation between two powerful nations. What begins as a farmer’s grievance over a stray animal on San Juan Island quickly escalates into a military standoff involving British warships, American soldiers and competing territorial claims. The disagreement stems from an older question. Unclear boundaries … Read more