Nakahama Manjirō (中濱 万次郎) the first Japanese national to emigrate to America, born

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January 27, 1827
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Cornerstone laid for the Statue of Liberty

Submitted by edsite.mstr on June 30, 2010 - 12:22pm
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August 5, 1884
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