On July 23, 1854, a clipper ship called the Flying Cloud entered San Francisco ________ left New York Harbor under the guidance of Captain Josiah Perkins Creesy and his wife, navigator Eleanor Creesy. Having entered San Francisco Bay a mere 89 days and 8 hours earlier, the celebrated ship set a record that would stand for 135 years.

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