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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
The urgent request sought delivery of the flag from Perry’s 1853 Tokyo expedition to the Missouri ... A symbol of Perry had ...
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VOX POPULI: Mutability and invariability lie in 150 years of Japan’s railways
One of the gifts from U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858 ... curiosity among the Japanese: a miniature steam locomotive. “Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the ...
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Replica of Perry’s flag connects his descendant with kin of recipient
Matthew Calbraith Perry plans ... The commodore led his fleet of “Black Ships” to Uraga at the entrance to Tokyo Bay in 1853 and played a key role in opening Japan to the West after a national ...
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Pacific Overtures Story
Pacific Overtures tells the history of Japan, from Commodore Perry's expedition to "Nippon" in 1853 to the country's rise as a powerful economic force.Tony Award winner B.D. Wong stars in this ...
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C. Perry
Perry (Matthew Calbraith) Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, Performed in the Years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the Command of Commodore M.C. Perry, 3 vol ...