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*[[Charles LeGendre]], US Consul in Amoy, leads a mission to meet with Taiwanese aboriginal leaders, and receives a promise from a man called Tôkitoku in Japanese sources that ships flying the US flag will not be attacked.

*[[Charles LeGendre]], US Consul in Amoy, leads a mission to meet with Taiwanese aboriginal leaders, and receives a promise from a man called Tôkitoku in Japanese sources that ships flying the US flag will not be attacked.

*Seward's Folly - The United States purchases Alaska from Emperor Alexander II of Russia.

*Seward's Folly - The United States purchases Alaska from Emperor Alexander II of Russia.

*A temporary Treaty of Friendship between Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] is signed by US Minister R.B. Van Valkenburgh, representing Hawaii.

*A temporary Treaty of Friendship between Japan and the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] is signed by US Minister [[Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh]], representing Hawaii.

===Births and Deaths===

===Births and Deaths===