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==Timeline of 1855==
==Timeline of 1855==
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*Ansei 1/11/25 (Jan. 12) [[Commodore Perry]] arrives in New York.
*1855/1/21 (March 9) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Ryûkyû-USA Treaty of Amity]] is ratified by the US Congress and officially announced by President Franklin Pierce.
*1855/1/21 (March 9) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Ryûkyû-USA Treaty of Amity]] is ratified by the US Congress and officially announced by President Franklin Pierce.
*1855/10 [[Ansei Earthquake]] strikes Edo.
*1855/10 [[Ansei Earthquake]] strikes Edo.