A deadly dispute over eggsSourced
The Egg War involved gunfire, not thrown eggs
In 1863, competing collectors fought over seabird eggs on California’s Farallon Islands. On 4 June, an attempted landing led to an exchange of gunfire; one man on each side died. The light-sounding name covers a deadly dispute over trade and access.
A food business became a violent conflict.
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