Ten Things You Might Not Know About Obscure Wars-- Part 2

3.  THE MILK WAR OF OCTOBER 1935--  Hundreds of thousands of gallons of milk were spilled, many beatings, two bridges burned down, a railroad track blown up and two dead.  Started over low prices of milk and a faction of dairy farmers in northwest Illinois and southern Wisconsin tried, and nearly succeeded in blocking all milk deliveries to Chicago and Elgin.

For two weeks, much of the milk delivered to Chicago was accompanied by armed guards.


4.  THE FENIAN BROTHERHOOD WARS--  Much is made about Americans and Canadians sharing the "world's longest undefended border" but from 1866-1871 Canada was fortifying its border on the frontier to stop invasions into Canada from the private Irish-American of the Fenian Brotherhood seeking to put pressure on Britain to free Ireland. 

Hundreds of fighters crossed the border.  the Fenians failed but did push Canada's provinces toward unification.

Never heard of these last two wars.

Wars to the Right.  --DaCoot