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==Timeline of 1855==
==Timeline of 1855==
*Ansei 1/11/25 (Jan. 12) [[Commodore Perry]] arrives in New York.
*Ansei 1/11/25 (Jan. 12) [[Commodore Perry]] arrives in New York.
*Ansei 1/12/9 (Jan 26) The [[USS Powhatan|USS ''Powhatan'']] returns to [[Shimoda]] with the ratification instruments for the [[Convention of Kanagawa]], signed the previous year.
*Ansei 1/12/21 (Feb 7) [[Treaty of Shimoda]] signed between Russia and Japan.
*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 French ships call at Ryûkyû.
*1855/10 French ships call at Ryûkyû.
*The [[Kyoto Gosho|Kyoto Imperial Palace]] is rebuilt.
*The [[Kyoto Gosho|Kyoto Imperial Palace]] is rebuilt.
*Paris hosts a [[World's Fair]] for the first time - the [[Exposition Universelle of 1855]].
*Paris hosts a [[World's Fair]] for the first time - the [[Exposition Universelle of 1855]].
*''[[Bansho Shirabesho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Bureau of Western Studies) is founded by the shogunate.
*''[[Bansho Shirabesho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Bureau of Western Studies) is founded by the shogunate.
