Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ( 1760 – 1820 ), Brown is the third oldest institution of higher education in New England and seventh oldest in the United States.

Founded by Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov ( 1698 – 1760 ), it originated in an age of persecution of the Jewish people, when a schism existed between scholarly and common European Jews.

Founded around 1760 the operational part worked until the 1970s and the empty buildings stood until the late 1980s.

Founded in 1760, the city has a population of about 70, 000 and covers 826. 0 km².

Founded in 1985 by major figures of the European political scene, EUREKA's steady growth over the years has helped to make it one of the longest running European organisations dedicated to the financing of joint European R & D projects.

Other commemorative works written around this time include the Concerto for Strings ( written in 1938 ), the slow movement of which is in joint memory of Michael and Edward Elgar ; the hymn tune Michael ( to the words " All My Hope on God is Founded " by Robert Bridges ); and the unfinished Cello Concerto, on which Howells had been working at the time of the boy's death and which he found himself unable to complete.

Founded as a joint stock company, it promised its participants a portion of the profits from the farm in exchange for performing an equal share of the work.

Founded as a joint venture, it was an affiliate of Japan Air System until that airline consolidated into Japan Airlines.

Founded in 2001 as joint venture between the Virgin Group and Sprint Corporation, Virgin Mobile USA began offering service as a mobile virtual network operator in 2002 via the Sprint CDMA 1900 MHz PCS digital network.

Founded in 1966 as the joint National Conference of Catholic Bishops ( NCCB ) and United States Catholic Conference, it is composed of all active and retired members of the Catholic hierarchy ( i. e., diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary bishops and the ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter ) in the United States and the Territory of the U. S. Virgin Islands.

Founded in 2007 as a joint project between Gina and Linton Hopkins ( of Restaurant Eugene, H & F Bread Co., H & F Bottle Shop, and Holeman & Finch Public House ) and the Cathedral of St. Philip.

Founded in 1863 by Dr. James Knight, HSS is the oldest orthopedic hospital in the United States and is considered one of the top hospitals in the world for joint replacement.

Founded in October 1993 by a group of football enthusiasts, the club attempted a successful run at the Premier League trophy in its first appearance in the joint Premier League during the 2009 / 10 season.

Founded in 1869 by a committee including Thomas Burns, the university opened in July 1871.

Founded in 1848 by theologian and social reformer Frederick Denison Maurice, Professor of English Literature and History at King's College London, along with a committee of patrons, the College was the first institution in the world to award academic qualifications to women.

Founded as the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ( CSICOP ) in 1976 by professor of philosophy Paul Kurtz, the committee is notable for its member scientists and skeptics, such as Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Philip J. Klass, Ray Hyman, James Randi, and Martin Gardner.

Founded by a committee of local people, including Martin Talty, Muiris Ó Rócháin and Harry Hughes, who were all friends or fellow musicians of the late Willie Clancy in 1973, the school has a fine reputation as an event where Irish traditional music can be learned and practised by all.

Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remains its spiritual leader today, it primarily represents the interests of religiously observant Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews.

Founded in 1548 by the Spanish conquistadors at the site of the Native American settlement, Laja, the full name of the city was originally Nuestra Señora de La Paz ( meaning Our Lady of Peace ).

Founded by Bartholomew Columbus in 1496, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World.

Founded on March 31, 1782, it was the ninth Spanish mission established in California, and the last to be established by Father Junípero Serra.

Founded on June 24, 1797 by the Franciscan order, the mission was the fifteenth and largest of the Spanish missions established in present-day California.

Founded on 15 April 1587 as Colegio del Espíritu Santo, the school was sponsored by the Society of Jesus during most of the Spanish colonial era before turning into a public college in 1825 and eventually into a public university in 1937.

Founded officially on 24 June 1564 by the Spanish Diego de Quijada on the banks of the Grijalva River under the name of Villa Hermosa, in 1826 the village was raised to the rank of city under the name of San Juan Bautista de la Villa Hermosa ( Saint John the Baptist ).

Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the Iberostar Stadium.

Founded in 1887 as Rockcliff RFC, and still generally known as " Rockcliff ", they were originally based on the seafront in the Rockcliff area of the town, prior to moving along the seafront to the site later occupied by the Spanish City.

Founded in 1842 as the replacement and continuation of the former colonial Royal University of San Felipe ( 1738 ) ( Spanish: Real Universidad de San Felipe ), the university is often called Casa de Bello ( House of Bello ) in honor of its first president, Andrés Bello.

Founded by Spanish explorers as " Santa María de los Valles de Chiclayo " in the 16th century, it was declared a city on 15 April 1835 by president Felipe Santiago Salaverry.

Founded in 1833 by Henry Carlisle, the company originally specialized in vanity products such as parasol handles and Spanish combs made of ivory horns.

Founded by the Spanish Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo, 350 km east from the Saltos del Guaira, on May 14, 1570, with the name Villa Rica del Espíritu Santo ( Villa Rica of the Holy Ghost ), finally settled in 1682 in the hills near the Ybytyruzu, part of the Caaguazú Cordillera, 180 m above ocean level.

Founded as Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles in 1739 by José Antonio Manso de Velasco, it was originally a Spanish fort as an outpost in the War of Arauco.

Founded by a Spanish Governor, named Agustín Fernado de Pinedo, the town prospered in the early years of the 20th century, as a centre for the north of the country, exploiting the new wealth of the Gran Chaco, and a river port.

Founded November 25, 781 AD, by Máximo and Fromestano, the monestery was dedicated to Saint Vincent ( in Spanish: Vicente ), a Valencian deacon and martyr.

Founded as the Tercio de Extranjeros (" Foreigners Regiment "), it was originally intended as a Spanish equivalent of the French Foreign Legion, but in practice it recruited almost exclusively Spaniards and Spanish expatriates from Spanish-speaking countries.

Founded in 1883 by immigrants from Croatia and Chiloé during a minor nineteenth century gold rush, Porvenir ( Spanish for " future ") is the capital of both the homonymous commune and the Chilean Province of Tierra del Fuego of the Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region.

Founded in 1594, Binondo was created by Spanish Governor Luis Pérez Dasmariñas as a permanent settlement for Chinese immigrants ( the Spanish called the Chinese sangleys ) who converted to Catholicism.

Founded in the Philippines by the Spanish and German Ayala, Roxas, and Zobel families during colonial rule, it is the country's oldest and largest conglomerate.

Founded as a Spanish colony in 1510 by Diego de Nicuesa, it was one of the first European settlements on the Isthmus of Panama.

Founded on 6 February 1954, as Social Christian Party ( Spanish: Partido Social Cristiano, PSC ), and assumed its present name at a party congress in November 1964.

Founded March 12, 1535 by the Spanish captain Francisco Pacheco as " Villa Nueva de San Gregorio de Portoviejo ".

Founded during the government of Alos and Bru, the garrison contained the southern advance of the Portuguese.

Founded in 1910, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division.

Founded as a haven for the Huguenots, the colony was ultimately destroyed by the Portuguese in 1567.

Founded in 1934, it currently plays in the Portuguese Third Division, holding home games at Campo de Jogos Dr. Marques Santos.

Founded by French explorers in the 16th century, Alcântara was later conquered by the Portuguese, who used the small village as a base to take São Luís from the Dutch in 1646.

Founded in 1131 outside the protecting walls of Coimbra, the Santa Cruz Monastery was the most important monastic house during the early days of the Portuguese monarchy.

Founded in 1950, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home games at the 5, 172-seat capacity Estádio da Mata Real, where the team has been based since 1973.

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