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*1853/5/20 Bettelheim preaches to the Americans aboard the ''Plymouth'' at Naha.
*1853/5/20 Bettelheim preaches to the Americans aboard the ''Plymouth'' at Naha.
*1853/5/26 Perry leaves Okinawa with four ships, on his first journey to Japan.
*1853/5/26 Perry leaves Okinawa with four ships, on his first journey to Japan.
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*1853/6/1 Two ships depart [[Miyako Island]], carrying away 280 Chinese coolies who had hidden out on the island, bringing a resolution to the [[Robert Browne Incident|''Robert Browne'' Incident]] of the previous year.
*1853/6/3 Perry's fleet lands at [[Uraga]] near [[Edo]], presents credentials from Pres. Fillmore to [[Tokugawa shogunate]] officials.
*1853/6/3 Perry's fleet lands at [[Uraga]] near [[Edo]], presents credentials from Pres. Fillmore to [[Tokugawa shogunate]] officials.
*1853/6 [[Abe Masahiro]] reports on the arrival of the Black Ships to the [[Imperial Court]].
*1853/6 [[Abe Masahiro]] reports on the arrival of the Black Ships to the [[Imperial Court]].