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Show John Wilkes Booth the meaning of honorable conduct (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] brianorca@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But was there an undersea cable?

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 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.