1853
This page lists news articles and events for the year 1853.
Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.
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- July 8:
- Event: Commodore Matthew C. Perry and his "Black Ships" enter the bay near Tokyo in order to force Japan to open trade with the United States
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