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Doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine to plead guilty, faces 40 years in prison
Physician Salvador Plasencia, who was charged in the death of Matthew Perry, pleaded guilty to distributing ketamine to the ...
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The Black Ships Shock: A Historic Encounter that Changed Japan
In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry led a fleet of black ships to shock the peace of Japan. Initial fear gave way to curiosity, and single-sheet woodblock prints shared details about the US retinue ...
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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow - Smithsonian Magazine
In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey's USS "Missouri" ...