The Transformers Collection Count & Historical Events Game

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1902:
* Brisbane is declared a city
* Most Australian women are granted the right to vote under the Commonwealth Franchise Act.
* Japanese Karate is created with many forms simplified for children. These are the forerunners for today's pre-black belt katas.

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1903:
* Toy history: the first teddy bear is made
* The High Court of Australia convenes for the first time
* A bicycle race known as the Tour de France is created

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1909:
* scientia ac labore -- the University of Queensland is established.
* Serbia accepts Austrian control over Bosnia and Herzegovina. This can only end well.
* Joan of Arc is beatified by the Church. Ya know, 478 years after they allowed her to be burned at the stake for heresy.

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1916:
* In Munich Germany, an automobile company is created called Bayerische Motoren Werke ("Bavarian Motor Works"), or B.M.W. for short.
* Yuan Shikai, the last Emperor of China, abdicates the throne.
* Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party.

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1923:
* The Great Kanto earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing approx. 143,000 people.
* Prince Albert (aka King George VI) marries Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (aka The Queen Mother)
* Half of the Victorian police force goes on strike. Melbourne suffers widespread rioting and looting.

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1925:
* Brisbane City Council is formed
* The Shūeisha Publishing Company is founded in Tokyo
* The Chrysler Corporation is founded

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1926:
* Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova tours Australia. Australians create the Pavlova cake in her honour.
* The League of Nations abolishes slavery
* Germany signs a treaty with the Soviet Union. This can only end well.