Reconsidering Matthew Perry and the Opening of Japan

The use of military force – or at least the threat of military force – to force the opening of a sovereign nation that wanted to keep outsiders away is celebrated in today’s #stampoftheday. At least that’s one way to look at the stamp, a 3-cent stamp issued on July 14, 1953 commemorating the 100th […]

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