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 in 1870 during Reconstruction after the US Civil War, Douglas County was originally named by the reconstruction legislature after Frederick Douglass, the Civil War-era abolitionist.

Formed in 1995, the band originally consisted of singer, songwriter, guitarist Kris Roe and guitarist Jasin Thomason.

Formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1965 and originally known as the Four Gents, the Delfonics classic lineup featured:

Formed in 1969, it was originally created to be the Presidential bodyguard.

Formed in 1971 in Wümme, the group was originally composed of Werner " Zappi " Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunther Wüsthoff, working with record producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1985, Racer X originally comprised Paul Gilbert ( guitar ), Juan Alderete ( bass ), Harry Gschoesser ( drums ) and Jeff Martin ( vocals ).

Formed in the early 1990s, the group was originally called " The Band-Aid Boys ".

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

Formed in November 1990, Candlebox originally went by the name Uncle Duke ; they changed their name the following year, purportedly inspired by lyrics from the Midnight Oil song " Tin Legs and Tin Mines ".

Formed in 1961 to preserve the Johnsons ' achievements and to encourage further research into their fields of study, the Safari Museum ( as it was originally named ) has grown and flourished.

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 1989 and originally known as The Apples, the ensemble has gone through numerous personnel changes but focuses on Dylan, Jaffee and Richling.

Formed in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, it was originally led by songwriting duo Cazuza ( singer ) and Roberto Frejat ( guitarist ), which assumed the vocals after Cazuza's departure in 1986.

Formed in September 1941 originally for the purpose of training young pilots ready for active service.

Formed in 1861, and originally called The Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Limited, the merged company's name remains the longest for a registered company in the United Kingdom.

Formed in 1994, Shepshed Dynamo originally played in the Midland Football Alliance and were champions in season 1995 – 96.

Formed in 2000, the group was originally a trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett.

Formed originally from the Seaplane Defence Flight, which was itself founded in June 1917 at Dunkirk, it was reorganized as No. 13 Squadron RNAS on 15 January 1918.

Formed around 1960, the group originally consisted of Sam " Little Sonny " Brown, Eugene " Bird " Daughtry, Phillip " Phil " Terry and Robert " Big Sonny " Edwards.

Formed in 1993 with Izam on vocals, Aoi ( originally written A ・ O ・ I ) on guitar, Niy on bass and Katsura on drums.

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 in 1878 as Lugar Boswell, the club were originally a Senior side playing such currently distinguished names as Rangers and Heart of Midlothian.

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 in 1992 as a blackened death metal act under the name Cerberus by founding members ; Christian " Christer " Schütz, Stefan Weinerhall who stayed with the band to the end, and Johan who left shortly afterward.

Formed by Valentín Cané ( tres, guitar and tumbadora, or as it is commonly termed, conga ; he was also a composer and singer ) and Pablo " Bubú " Vázquez Gobín ( contrabass ), the other original members of the band were timbales player Manuel " Jimagua " Sánchez, cornet / trumpet player Ismael Goberna and guitarists Domingo Medina, José Manuel Valera, Julio Gobín and Juan Bautista Llópis.

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 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 December 21, 1816, Pike County was the first county formed after Indiana became a state.

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 from the Cheka, the original Russian state security organization, on February 6, 1922, it was initially known under the Russian abbreviation GPU — short for " State Political Directorate under the NKVD of the RSFSR " ( Russian: Gosudarstvennoye politicheskoye upravlenie under the NKVD of the RSFSR ", Государственное политическое управление при НКВД РСФСР ).

Formed by Mana and Közi, the band's name stands for " malice and misery ", extracted from " nothing but a being of malice and misery " — their reply to the question " what is human ?".

Formed in the late 1990s, Fireking has released one album, entitled " Live a Little, Love a Little ", which has generally received favorable reviews from critics.

* 2004 Brian Gavin presents his paper " Hearts and Arrows-How They are Formed and How They are Graded ", at the First International Diamond Cut Conference ( IDCC ) in Moscow, Russia.

Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called " Psycho Ska ", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism.

Formed in 1992 as Virgin Cunt, they set out to be the " most blasphemous black metal band in Europe ", in a rather tongue-in-cheek sense.

Formed in 1955, they are most widely recognized for their hit single " At the Hop ", which was released in 1957.

Formed around 1999, they are best known for their songs " Everybody ", One More Pill, " Don't Look In Their Eyes ", " Flawed Design ", and " Kidding Ourselves ".

Formed on the 9th of December 1996, the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment ( RNZALR ), sometimes known as " the Duke of York's Own ", reflecting Prince Andrew's patronage, is the New Zealand Army's main Military Logistics & Combat Service Support ( CSS ) element.

Formed by 12 songs, " Iss ", " Þeir " and " 2999 " could be deemed as attempts to create a futuristic pop style thanks to voice distortions, keyboards and additional rhythm.

Formed in Toronto in 1979, they released an independent single, " Rubber Girl ", in 1981.