@nathan_rech: A pig nearly started a war between the United States and Britain. Not metaphorically. An actual pig. In 1859, an American farmer shot a British-owned pig that kept destroying his potato patch on San Juan Island. Within weeks, the United States sent soldiers. Britain sent warships. More than 2,000 British troops and dozens of American soldiers faced each other on a tiny island in the Pacific Northwest. One bad decision could have started a war between two global powers. Instead, both sides waited. For 13 years. The American Civil War came and went. Presidents changed. Governments changed. The armies stayed. Then Germany was asked to settle the dispute. The United States got the island. The British left. The Americans left. The pig remained the only casualty. History is full of wars that should never have happened. This is the story of one that almost did. #creatorsearchinsights #History #americanhistory #business #historytok
