What do you get when you combine a disputed border, a potato patch, and one extremely unfortunate pig?
Apparently, an international crisis.
In this episode of the Hot Mess History Podcast, Alora drags Sarah into the delightfully ridiculous story of the Pig War of 1859, when the United States and Great Britain came alarmingly close to armed conflict over a pig who was just trying to eat a snack. What started as a farmer's bad day quickly escalated into military mobilization, diplomatic chaos, and a whole lot of men taking themselves very seriously over a situation that sounds completely made up.
Join us for the political drama, territorial disputes, questionable decision making, and perhaps the only war in history where a pig is the sole casualty.
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Intro music by Fantasy Music Studio, remixed by Sarah
\"The Realization - Ambient Piano\", Music by Ribhav Agrawal from Pixabay
\"Cartoon Funny Music\" Music by BackgroundMusicForVideos from Pixabay
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