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19h 38min, jul 8, 1853 y - Commodore Perry Opens Japan

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On July 8, 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy, commanding a squadron of two steamers and two sailing vessels, sailed into Tokyo harbor aboard the frigate Susquehanna.

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19h 38min, jul 8, 1853 y
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~ 173 years ago