Formed by Harry Wayne Casey (" KC ") and Richard Finch, Miami's KC and the Sunshine Band had a string of disco-definitive top-five hits between 1975 and 1977, including " Get Down Tonight ", " That's the Way ( I Like It )", "( Shake, Shake, Shake ) Shake Your Booty ", " I'm Your Boogie Man " and " Keep It Comin ' Love ".

Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.

Formed in 1975, the RENAMO ( Mozambican National Resistance ), an anti-communist group sponsored by the Rhodesian Intelligence Service, and sponsored by the apartheid government in South Africa as well as the United States after Zimbabwe's independence, launched a series of attacks on transport routes, schools and health clinics, and the country descended into civil war.

Formed in 1989 by the G7 countries, the FATF is an intergovernmental body whose purpose is to develop and promote an international response to combat money laundering.

Formed by the Prussian Ministry of the Interior on April 15, 1919, for the purpose to allow citizens to protect themselves from looters, armed gangs, and revolutionaries.

Formed in 1928 by a group of intellectuals, the League sought a new era in national life that would witness a great political and social rebirth.

Formed by seven sporting societies with approximately 800 members, by 1892 the association had expanded to 62 societies with 7, 000 members.

Formed by some composers in the neighborhood of Estácio, including Alcebíades Barcellos ( aka Bide ) Armando Marçal, Ismael Silva, Nilton Bastos and the more " malandros " such as Baiaco, Brancura, Mano Edgar, Mano Rubem, the " Turma do Estácio " marked the history of the Brazilian samba by injecting more pace to the genre one performed, which has the endorsement of the youth's middle class, as the ex-student of law Ary Barroso and former student of medicine Noel Rosa.

Formed in 1918 immediately after World War I as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes by union of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs and the Kingdom of Serbia.

Formed at Hannoversch Münden by the confluence of the rivers Fulda and Werra, it flows through Lower Saxony, then reaching the Hanseatic-town Bremen ( see: Hanseatic League ), before emptying 50 km further north at Bremerhaven into the North Sea.

Formed by amalgamations of once-independent canals, the ' Leicester Line ' of the Grand Union Canal runs north from Norton Junction for about 35 miles ( 56 km ) until it reaches Leicester, where it joins the River Soar to provide a link to the River Trent and to the Trent and Mersey Canal.

The Magnetometer Support Unit: Formed to ensure that all persons entering secure areas occupied by Secret Service protectees are unarmed, the Secret Service began relying on magnetometer ( metal detector ) support by Uniformed Division officers to augment its protective efforts away from the White House following the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.

Formed in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst, the WSPU brought together those who felt strongly that militant, confrontational tactics were needed in order to achieve women's suffrage.

Formed by a delta plain at the confluence of the Ganges ( Padma ), Brahmaputra ( Jamuna ), and Meghna Rivers and their tributaries, Bangladesh's alluvial soil is highly fertile, but vulnerable to flood and drought.

Formed in Hermosa Beach, California by guitarist and lyricist Greg Ginn, they played their first show in December 1977.

Formed in 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, BSkyB is the largest pay-TV broadcaster in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 11 million subscribers.

Formed in 1989 by brothers Javier, Oscar, and Edgar Galvan, and friend Eddie Gonzalez, the band gained prominence in the mid-1990s with a string of hit albums.

Formed in the winter of 2007 by Seth Newton, Eric Trabucco, Brian Marcou, David Jewers ( 2007 – 2010 ) and Roderick Macdonald ( 2007 – 2008 ).

Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory, it was named for U. S. President Franklin Pierce.

Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997.

Formed originally as Henrico Shire, and shortly thereafter termed a " county ", Henrico County was named for Henricus, a community founded in 1611 by Sir Thomas Dale.

Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain.

Formed in 1996 following his departure from The Stone Roses, Squire first recruited bassist Stuart Fletcher who he saw by chance at the Fibbers venue in York where he was drinking with his guitar tech Martin Herbet.

Formed in the mid 1820s, the Rocky Mountain Fur Company partnership included Jedediah Smith, William Sublette and David Edward Jackson or " Davey Jackson ".

Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi ( John Francis Bongiovi, Jr .), guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres.

Formed in 1994, the band's original line-up consisted of vocalist David Gabbard, guitarist Tom Maxwell, bassist Bill Gaal and drummer Chris Houck.

Formed in 1992, they were led by the singer and guitarist Bob Mould ( ex-Hüsker Dü ), alongside bassist David Barbe ( ex-Mercyland ) and drummer Malcolm Travis ( ex-Human Sexual Response ).

Formed by Ron Hawkins, Stephen Stanley and David Alexander, the band was originally known as Popular Front.

Formed in 1989, the group originally consisted of Joe McTighe on vocals, David McClelland and Rockie Brockway on electric guitars, Chris Apanius on bass and Neil Chastain on drums.

Formed in late 1982 at the Batcave club in London ( where Nik worked ) by the Wades along with David James ( aka Yaxi Highrizer, guitar ) and Johnny " Ha Ha " Freshwater ( drums ), the band became known in the gothic scene for its psychobilly, dark electronic, industrial sound, heavy samples and loops and manic vocals.

Formed by trumpeter and bandleader David Buchbinder in 1987, and now co-lead with Dave Wall, The Flying Bulgars ( the Bulgar in the group's name refers to a dance form not an ethnic group ) were a product of the rebirth of interest in Yiddish culture in North America.

Formed by trumpeter and leader David Buchbinder in 1987, The Flying Bulgars ( the Bulgar in the group's name refers to a dance form not an ethnic group ) were a product of the rebirth of interest in Yiddish culture in North America.

Formed by and led by record producer David Cunningham, the group was a loose collective of avant-garde and free improvising musicians, such as David Toop and Steve Beresford as instrumentalists, plus Deborah Evans-Stickland, Patti Palladin and Vivien Goldman as main vocalists.

Formed in 2001 by Daniel Plant ( guitars ), Ed Godby ( vocals ), Mark Lyons ( guitars ) Will Shaw ( drums ) and David Hopkinson ( bass ), they play a mix of metalcore, noise rock and progressive metal.

Formed in the early 1990s by David " Porky " Brennand, its most significant artists included Fila Brazillia, Baby Mammoth, Bullitnuts and most recently Leggo Beast.

Formed in the mid-1980s in Brisbane by main songwriter guitarist and vocalist David Smith, he was soon joined by keyboardists Brett Mitchell and Carol Rohde and somewhat later by drummer-percussionist Crispin Trist.

Formed in 1978, the group consisted of Charly García ( keyboards, synthesizers and vocals ), David Lebón ( guitars and vocals ), Pedro Aznar ( Electric and fretless bass and vocals ), and Oscar Moro ( Drums and percussion ).

Formed in 1996 in Minneapolis, members of the band are David King ( drums ), Michael Lewis ( saxophone ) and Erik Fratzke ( electric bass ).

Formed in 1878, Everton were founding members of The Football League in 1888 and won their first league championship two seasons later.

Formed in 1691 in the Virginia Colony, Norfolk County had originally included essentially all the area which became the towns and later cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and South Norfolk, but had seen its area frequently reduced as these cities added territory through annexations after 1871.

Formed as a volunteer militia company in 1844 by residents of the township, the " St. Clair Guards " later became Company H of the 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteers.

Formed by John Parish in 1983, the band consisted of a rotating line-up that at various times included Rob Ellis and Ian Olliver, two later members of the PJ Harvey Trio.

Formed on May 31, 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov, the group signed a deal with independent label Neoformat, then later signed with Universal Music Russia, and finally with Interscope Records in 2001.

Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino joined Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later.

Formed in 1909 by the merger of the Society of Equity and the Alberta Farmers ' Association, the UFA would later become a political party and govern Alberta from 1921 until 1935.

Formed in 1983, founder members included Britain ’ s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ; then US Vice-President George Bush Sr ; Mayor of Paris, and later French President, Jacques Chirac ; and the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

Formed in 1947 as the Raybestos Girl All-Stars, and later called the Raybestos Brakettes, they became known as the Stratford Brakettes in 1985 after Raybestos ceased its sponsorship.

Formed from the union of the TPLF and the Ethiopian Peoples Democratic Movement ( EPDM ) in early 1989, they were later joined by the OPDO ( Oromo of the TPLF and EPLF, and Oromo members of EPDM ) and the Ethiopian Democratic Officers ’ Revolutionary Movement ( a small body of Derg officers captured by TPLF, most notably at Shire in February 1989, which was later disbanded after the establishment of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia.

Formed from the Chinese Army in India, particularly the New 38th Division, the New 1st Army was among the top five nationalist crack units ( The other four included New 6th Army, Reorganized 11th Division ( army-sized, formerly known as the 18th Army and later reverted to its original designation ), Reorganized 74th Division ( army sized, formerly known as the 74th Army ), and the 5th Army.

Formed in 1998, ( though there has been a local side dating from the 19th century which later folded of the same name ), the club are nicknamed " the Vikings " or the Scab or sometimes even the Crabs and team play in red and white strips.

Formed from rock originally deposited at the surface of the planet, the rocks were later buried deep in the Earth's crust and metamorphosed into crystalline gneiss.

Formed by Kim Deal in 1995 after The Breeders went on hiatus, they first began touring as " Tammy Ampersand and the Amps " ( a name inspired by friend Robert Pollard ) but it was later shortened to " The Amps.

Formed in 1993 as a techno group, with extra member Sami Salo ( who later left the group ), they moved to operate from a base in Barcelona to escape the long Finnish winters.

Formed through a management buyout of Tillingbourne ( Metropolitan ) Ltd. in 1983, it was later acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in 1999.

Formed in 1993 by drummer ( then guitarist ) Nalle Österman ( later in Shaman, Korpiklaani and Lullacry ), guitarist Timo Nyberg and vocalist Jari Hurskainen, with session drummer Mika " Gas Lipstick " Karppinen, who later achieved fame playing with the band HIM.

Formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Brownsville Station also included drummer T. J. Cronley, bassist Tony Driggins, guitarist Mike Lutz, and later Bruce Nazarian and Henry Weck.

Formed as the College of the Bible of Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma in 1906, it was later known as the Graduate Seminary of Phillips University before incorporating as a separate institution, Phillips Graduate Seminary, in 1987.

Formed in 1983, the band broke up in 1996, but decided to reform 14 years later.

Formed in 1986 by singer Dallas Denery and singer / guitarist Matt Buenrostro with Crispy Jim ( later of The Saddlebacks ) on bass and Dr. Frank ( the frontman of The Mr. T Experience ) on drums.