Call it the sandwich that launched a hundred headlines. Earlier this week, Sean Charles Dunn allegedly launched a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer near 14th and U Street NW. Video footage shows Dunn calling the officers “fascists” and yelling “Shame! Shame! Shame!” prior to the purported flinging.

Though he’s being lauded for his act of dissent, Dunn did not build this protest sandwich from scratch. There’s a lengthy history (one could even call it footlong) of protestors throwing food to voice dissent—just go back to 1773, when people showed their disdain for the British by tossing crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. Hungry for more? Here’s a brief timeline of hurling comestibles for a cause over the last century or so.

Early 1900s

America’s 27th president Willia

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