Founded 1872 in Milan by Giovanni Battista Pirelli, Pirelli initially specialised in rubber and derivative processes.

Founded in 1872 it was finally closed in 1983.

Founded by Karl Baedeker in 1827, the company relocated in 1872 to Leipzig under his third son Fritz Baedeker, who took over control of the company following the death and disablement of his older brothers.

Founded in 1872, the community is served by Santa Fe Trail school district USD 434, which also serves Scranton and Overbrook.

Founded in 1872 by Neil and Archibald Currie, this place was thought to be the most beautiful country with the Des Moines River moving across the prairie and Lake Shetek in the west.

Founded in 1872, the OFD operates out of one Fire Station, located at 419 Central Avenue, and operates a fire apparatus fleet of three engines, one truck, and numerous other special, support, and reserve units.

Founded in 1872, Buckland was originally named Whitefeather.

Founded in 1872 as an agricultural and mechanical land-grant college, Virginia Tech is a research university with the largest full-time student population in Virginia and one of the few public universities in the United States that maintains a corps of cadets.

Founded in 1872 as University College Wales, Aberystwyth became a founder member of the University of Wales in 1894 and changed its name to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Founded in 1872, Harvard RFC is Harvard's oldest athletic team, and the oldest rugby club in the United States.

Founded in 1872, Harvard rugby is the oldest rugby club in the United States.

* Southlands College – Founded in 1872, the college derives it ethos from its Methodist foundation.

Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada.

Founded in 1872 on a site granted to the Church of England as a residential college of the University of Melbourne, Trinity is unique among Australian university colleges in its diverse education programs.

Founded in 1872 from a regular meeting of journalists, artists and musicians, it soon began to accept businessmen and entrepreneurs as permanent members, as well as offering temporary membership to university presidents and military commanders who were serving in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Founded in 1872, it is the oldest independent college in Arkansas.

Founded in 1857, the school moved to its current site in 1872.

Founded in 1872, Wigan was a founding member of the Northern Rugby Football Union following the schism from the Rugby Football Union in 1895.

Founded under that name in 1872, it was renamed the 77th Wentworth Regiment in 1900.

Founded in 1872 as the Canadian Chess Association, it was replaced in 1932 by the Canadian Chess Federation ( CCF ), which for the first time included representation from all major cities in Canada.

* University of Pennsylvania ( 23, 704 ): Founded in 1740, moved to current location in 1872.

Oakland Cemetery is the oldest cemetery, as well as one of the largest green spaces, in Atlanta, Georgia, U. S. Founded as " Atlanta Cemetery " in 1850 on six acres ( 2. 4 hectares ) of land southeast of the city, it was renamed in 1872 to reflect the large number of oak and magnolia trees growing in the area.

Founded in 1872 by Dr. Julius Sachs as part of the Sachs Collegiate Institute, Dwight School was first known as “ The Sachs School ,” then The Franklin School.

Founded in 1872, the party's first candidate was its founder, Manuel Pardo, who was elected on August 2, 1872.

Founded in 1824, as San Felipe de Austin, the town served as the capital of Stephen F. Austin's first colony and the founding spot of the Texas Rangers.

Founded by the Hassan-i Sabbah, the Assassins were active in the fortress of Alamut in Iran from the 8th to the 14th centuries, and also controlled the castle of Masyaf in Syria.

Founded by Pedro Joaquín González ( known as " Dimas "), the Milpistas were also known as ( green corn ).

Founded in 1975 by Scott B. Bizar, the company's first publications were the wargames Gladiators and Royal Armies of the Hyborean Age.

Founded by Maharaja Sri-Gupta, the dynasty was the model of a classical civilization. Maurya and Gupta empires are called as the Golden Age of India and were marked by extensive inventions and discoveries in science, technology, art, religion and philosophy that crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Indian culture. The religions of Hinduism and Buddhism, which began in India, were an important influence on South, East and Southeast Asia

Founded after World War II, the first scientific instruments built at LASP were launched into space using captured German V-2 rockets.

Founded in 1961, its members were described as " progressive states ".

Founded in 1893, Aberdare were Welsh Cup runners-up, in 1903 – 04 1904 – 05 and 1922 / 23.

Founded in 1910 from a portion of Marion County, both Dillon County and its county seat, the city of Dillon, were named for prosperous local citizen James W. Dillon ( 1826-1913 ), an Irishman who settled there and led a campaign to bring the railroad into the community.

Founded in 1848 by a group of Oregonians, the placers were so rich that the miners risked starvation rather than head to Stockton to replenish their supplies ( one finally did and made it rich by becoming a merchant ).

Founded by Hicksite Quakers, who were early abolitionists, Pennville and the surrounding area is rich in the history of the Underground Railroad.

Founded by Aaron Levy in 1786, and named for him, The town's orderly planned and aligned streets were designed that the town might one day be the county seat.

Founded in 1957 for a talent show at their high school, they were signed by Florence Greenberg of Tiara Records.

Founded at various times in the university's history, the professional schools originally were scattered throughout Chicago.

Among its supporters were judge and future Supreme Court Justice, David Davis and local businessman and land holder Jesse W. Fell whose friend, Abraham Lincoln, was the attorney hired by the Board of Education to draw up legal documents to secure the school's funding Founded as Illinois State Normal University, its name was reflective of its primary mission as a teacher training institution ( at that time called a normal school ).

Founded in 1137 following the Treaty of Mautern, the partially constructed Romanesque church was solemnly dedicated in 1147 to St. Stephen in the presence of Conrad III of Germany, Bishop Otto of Freising, and other German nobles who were about to embark on the Second Crusade.

Founded in 1667 when the Uplandian Cavalry were made into a royal guards regiment.

Founded as the African Institute in February 1837 and renamed the Institute of Colored Youth ( ICY ) in April 1837, Cheyney University is the oldest African American institution of higher learning, though degrees were not granted from Cheyney until 1914, when it adopted the curriculum of a normal school ( teacher training ).

Founded as royal foundations by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the original bonyads were criticized for providing a " smokescreen of charity " to patronage, economic control, for-profit wheeling and dealing done with the goal of " keep the Shah in Power.

Founded by George Booth, the Bloomfield Hills School was intended as the community school for local area children ( of which there were then very few ).

Founded in 1890, the company was producing over per year in 1985, and in the run up to Christmas 2009 they were producing up to of clotted cream per day.

Clary and Marie Tascher, better known as Joséphine de Beauharnais, the future wife of Napoleon and first empress of France, were also the subjects of a screen treatment written by John B. Langan and published in 1918, The Bernadotte Album, which purported to be " Founded on the memoirs of Marie Tascher and Désirée Clary.

Founded by Theodore Loblaw, Loblaws stores used to operate across Canada until the early 1960s, when most locations in western Canada were re-branded as SuperValu, and later as Real Canadian Superstore.

Founded in 1962 in Japan by Tsutomu Kato and Tadashi Osanai, Korg was originally known as and later because its fledgling offices were located near the Keio train line in Tokyo and Keio can be formed by combining the first letters of Kato and Osanai.