PERRY ARRIVED IN JAPAN ON THIS DAY

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Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, representing the U.S.
government, sailed into Tokyo Bay, Japan, with a squadron
of four vessels on this day in 1853. For a time, Japanese
officials refused to speak with Perry, but under threat of
attack by the superior American ships they accepted letters
from President
Millard Fillmore, making the United States
the first Western nation to establish relations with Japan
since it had been declared closed to foreigners two
centuries before.

1853 Detail, U.S. Navy Arrives in Japan, U.S. Timeline, The 1850's - America's Best History

Commodore Matthew Perry Portrait Photograph by War Is Hell Store
Matthew Calbraith Perry
(April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858)

Commodore Matthew Perry arriving in Japan stock image | Look and Learn

American History Blog: Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
(January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874)


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