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Nov 2022
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How the USA Almost Went to War Over a Pi...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, our regular contributor, Anne Claire, tells the story of the time the United States almost went to war with the United Kingdom over the untimely death of a pig in what is now Washington State.

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