On this date in White House History, July 14, 1853

This is historical material, "frozen in time." The web site is no longer updated and links to external web sites and some internal pages will not work.

Skip Main Navigation

Home > History & Tours

July 14, 1853

President Millard Fillmore's letter to the representatives of the Empire of Japan is delivered by Matthew Calbraith Perry, the special ambassador of the United States to Japan. A treaty with Japan is signed in March 1854.