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17th June 2015, 12:48 AM
#1
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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23rd June 2015, 10:53 PM
#2
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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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26th June 2015, 12:15 AM
#3
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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1st July 2015, 02:06 AM
#4
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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5th July 2015, 08:34 PM
#5
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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11th July 2015, 12:44 AM
#6
1925:
* Brisbane City Council is formed
* The Shūeisha Publishing Company is founded in Tokyo
* The Chrysler Corporation is founded
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13th July 2015, 10:46 PM
#7
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.
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