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James Bruce eighth Earl of Elgin
Standard Name: Elgin, James Bruce,,, eighth Earl of
Used Form: Lord Elgin
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8 July 1853: A visit by US Commodore Matthew Parry first...
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8 July 1853
A visit by US Commodore Matthew Parry
first put imperial Japan in touch with western trade.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
under Japan
26 August 1858: An official visit by Lord Elgin opened Japan...
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26 August 1858
An official visit by Lord Elgin
opened Japan to British commerce.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 853
Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.