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Accomplished_Job_225 t1_jdda9w2 wrote
Reply to comment by drak0bsidian in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
I must have misread it somewhere as to the ownership of the pig and the level of offense the British governor took [though, knowing the British style of governance, it shouldn't be a surprise they would threaten war on behalf of a subject like the had just done / were doing in the opium wars against China].
Ooh I hadn't even considered the transfer of sovereignty. I wonder if the transfer of the Guyana area to Britain affected Douglas' life or decision to move to the opposite side of the continent.
Accomplished_Job_225 t1_jdd8htu wrote
Reply to comment by drak0bsidian in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
Oh lol. Thanks for the correction.
For some reason I thought it was his pig, and that's why he got involved militarily.
Accomplished_Job_225 t1_jdciayv wrote
Reply to TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
Douglas was from South America and not Ireland, I do believe. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essequibo_(colony)
Accomplished_Job_225 t1_jctw7wd wrote
Reply to comment by JCSterlace in TIL In the history of the Catholic Church there has been over a decade without a Pope on the throne. The longest continuous time the throne was empty was two years ten months from 1268 to 1271. by jamescookenotthatone
Can Cherub Chair be allowed?
Edit : wait no. Never mind. A Chair made of angels isn't remotely practical.
Accomplished_Job_225 t1_j2perlf wrote
Reply to TIL about the "Book of Negroes", an official record of 3,000 Black Loyalists, mostly former slaves, evacuated to Nova Scotia (and freedom) after the American Revolutionary War by Greene_Mr
It's too bad the later connection with Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone was not more pronounced in Canadian history.
Accomplished_Job_225 t1_iwzpwm6 wrote
Reply to I think our cat might work for Dos Equis by jennkrn
The most interesting cat in de worl'.
Accomplished_Job_225 t1_jddirq0 wrote
Reply to comment by SuspiciouslyElven in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
The drainage basin heights of land or one of the east west rivers like the Missouri, Assiniboine, Souris, Qu'apple Rivers might have worked.