circa 1840: US naval officer Matthew Galbraith Perry (1794 - 1858), who led the naval expedition to Japan of 1852 - 1854 which compelled Japan to enter into diplomatic negiotations with the USA and to allow trading rights. He had also commanded the Gulf fleet during the Mexican War of 1846-47. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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