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Show John Wilkes Booth the meaning of honorable conduct (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] brianorca@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But was there an undersea cable?

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Japan wouldn't be connected by undersea telegraph cables until 1906, so our brave samurai will have to at least get to the Continental USA the old fashioned way.