* Formed since 1998, the Bakassi Boys of Nigeria were viewed as instrumental in lowering the region's high crime when police were ineffective.

* 1998 – Formed joint venture Equilon with Shell Oil Company, combining their Western and Midwestern U. S. refining and marketing.

* 1998 – Formed joint venture Motiva with Shell Oil Company and Saudi Aramco in which the Star Enterprise operations were merged with the Eastern and Gulf Coast U. S. refining and marketing operations of Shell.

Formed officially in 1998 as the Rockingham Student Council, the Rockingham Students ' Association is the official Guild body representing students at the Rockingham Campus.

Formed in 1995, the band released their debut studio album Get Some with founding vocalist Lynn Strait in 1997 and disbanded after his death in 1998.

Formed in 1998, the band quickly gained a following through their live concerts, and have produced three albums, the latest being Make This Your Own.

Formed in 1998, From Zero's music is distinguished from many earlier nu metal groups with its greater focus on vocal harmonies, and correspondingly fewer elements of hip-hop than groups such as Limp Bizkit.

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 in 1991 was a grouping of members of the House of Keys who wanted to provide a coherent opposition to the Manx government, they were initially called the Alternative Policy Group, before changing their name to the Alliance for Progressive Government in 1998.

Formed in 1998 by two expatriate New Zealanders-Jasmine Yee and Frans Bisschops.

Formed in 1998, and hailing from Terrigal in New South Wales ' Central Coast region, members included Michael Smith ( drums ), Trent Crawford ( guitar ), Tim Flaherty ( guitar and backing vocals ), Adam Check ( bass ) and Scott E. Woods ( vocals ).

Formed in 1998, it jumped into the public eye with its participation at Bangalore IT. COM, now known as Bangalore IT. in ' 99-then India's largest and most prominent technology event.

Formed in 1998, The Black Seeds perform with eight members, with instruments including vocals, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums, bongos, keyboard and wood block.

Formed in 1998, the band is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of Sega's Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future games.

Formed in Melbourne around 1998 out of the remains of another band named Snowblind, their members were Patrick (' Patch ') Robertson ( vocals / guitar ), Damian Birchall Costin ( drums ), Matt Balfe ( bass ), and Dave Ong ( guitar ).

Formed in April 1998 after the amalgamation of six former Regional Crime Squads it merged on 1 April 2006 into the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

Formed in 1998, the group is currently signed to Century Media Records and was originally a small project created by guitarist, Gus G. to showcase his demo, Nocturnal Symphony in 1998.

Formed from the remnants of Dallas rockabilly band Lone Star Trio in 1998, EHS was founded by Matt Hillyer ( lead vocalist, guitar, primary songwriter ), Richie Vasquez ( drums and harmony vocal ), Steve Berg ( upright bass, harmony vocals ), and Jason Garner ( fiddle ).

Formed in 1998, SCI Fidelity Records is an independent record label based in Boulder, Colorado.

Formed in 2002 in Watt's hometown of San Pedro, California, the band first consisted of organist Pete Mazich and drummer Jerry Trebotic, both of whom had played with Watt in a side project, The Madonnabes, that was devoted to reinterpreting the works of Madonna ; the three musicians had also previously recorded a song for a Doctors Without Borders benefit album under the name Mike Watt & Masina in 1998, with Mazich's wife Ljil on vocals.

Formed in January 1998 by vocalist Adam Rich and guitarist Mark Barry, Pressure 4-5 started simply enough, as two college friends forming a band together.

Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.

Formed in 1998 by brothers Mike and Jamie Bailey, the band has released three full-length albums to date.

Formed in a collision 160 million years ago, the Baptistina family of asteroids is thought to have caused a large spike in the impact rate, perhaps causing the Chicxulub impact that may have triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

Formed in 1871 as a junior club and as a senior club in 1873, it is headquartered at the Essendon Recreation Reserve ( Windy Hill ) in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon, Australia but match day home games are played at Etihad Stadium or the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Formed in 1859, Geelong is the second oldest club in the AFL after Melbourne and one of the oldest football clubs in the world.

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 in Long Island, New York, in 1982, Public Enemy is known for their politically charged lyrics and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in the frustrations and concerns of the African American community.

Formed in 1994 in Vienna, the classical chamber music group is an internationally acclaimed piano trio.

The Explosively Formed Penetrator ( EFP ) is also known as the Self-Forging Fragment ( SFF ), Explosively Formed Projectile ( EFP ), SElf-FOrging Projectile ( SEFOP ), Plate Charge, and Misznay-Schardin ( MS ) Charge.

Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in England.

The Emergency Response Team ( ERT ): Formed in 1992, ERT's primary mission is to provide tactical response to unlawful intrusions and other protective challenges related to the White House and its grounds.

* Formed in 1977, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been increasingly active against whaling and fishing vessels which they see as violating international laws, regulations and treaties, particularly where whaling is concerned.

* Formed since 2000, Ranch Rescue is a still functioning organization in the southwest United States ranchers call upon to forcibly remove illegal aliens and squatters off their property.

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 mostly as the result of volcanic eruptions, Java is the 13th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in Indonesia.

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 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and competes in Division II athletics.

Formed in 2001, the current Dean is Gary Quinlivan, B. A., Ph. D.

Formed in 2004, the current Dean is Fr.

Formed in 2004, the current dean is Dr. Stephen M. Jodis.

Formed in 1892, the club traditionally represented the inner-Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, and was based at Victoria Park in Abbotsford ; the club is now based in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, playing its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and with its training and administrative base in Gosch's Paddock and the Westpac Centre.

Formed in 1808, the county is named after Captain James Estill, a Kentucky militia officer killed in the Battle of Little Mountain during the American Revolutionary War.

Formed on February 4, 1869, Grant County is named for former U. S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

Formed in 1920, the club is located at 500 Lake Boulevard on the intersection of Oak Knoll and Vista Drive.