Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad, who later became one of the richest people in the world, the company's name is an acronym comprising the initials of the founder's name ( Ingvar Kamprad ), the farm where he grew up ( Elmtaryd ), and his hometown ( Agunnaryd, in Småland, South Sweden ).

Founded in 1943, it became part of the United Nations in 1945, was especially active in 1945 and 1946, and largely shut down operations in 1947.

Founded at Lockheed Martin in 1943, the team developed highly innovative aircraft in short time frames, even beating its first deadline by 37 days.

* Seishin-kai: Founded by Kōsei Kokuba, student of Mabuni Kenwa and Chōki Motobu in 1943 in Osaka, Japan.

Founded in 1943 in Trento, northern Italy by Chiara Lubich as a religious movement, the Focolare Movement, though primarily Roman Catholic, now has strong links to the major Christian denominations and other religions, or in some cases, with the non-religious.

Founded in 1702 by the university as simply ' Professor of Chemistry ', it was retitled as the Professorship of Organic Chemistry in 1943, and in 1991 was renamed after a benefaction from the oil company British Petroleum.

Founded on October 21, 1943, the government was inspired by the concepts of Subhash Chandra Bose who was also the leader of the government and the Head of State of this Provisional Indian Government in Exile.

Founded in 1885, the newspaper has been published daily since 1894, except for a hiatus from May 1943 to November 1945 on account of World War II.

Founded in 1943, the laboratory specializes in life cycle research starting with the formulation, characterization, and / or melting of most metals, alloys, and ceramics ; casting and fabrication, prototype development ; and the recycle and remediation of waste streams associated with these processes.

Founded in 1943 by the German Luftwaffe to research the effects of the Sun on the Earth's ionosphere, the KSO focuses on multispectral synoptic observations of the sun using several telescope on the same mount.

Founded in 1943 by the U. S. bishops, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 90 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

* Founded: 1943

Founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1868 under the name of the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, the company was originally a producer of wagons for farmers, miners, and the military.

Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, the museum was intended to record the civil and military war effort and sacrifice of Britain and its Empire during the First World War.

Founded in 1982 by Bill Stealey and Sid Meier, Microprose Software Inc. was primarily known as a publisher of flight simulators, military simulations, and strategy titles for 8-bit home computers such as the Commodore 64, Apple II, and Atari 8-bit family, with titles such as Spitfire Ace and Hellcat Ace.

Founded as the Roman military encampment of the Legio VI Victrix around 29 BC, its standing as an encampment city was consolidated with the definitive settlement of the Legio VII Gemina from 74 AD.

Incorporated in 1987 — Founded as MPRI by eight former senior military leaders.

Founded in 1876, the United States Coast Guard Academy ( USCGA ) is the military academy of the United States Coast Guard.

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 by the Mongols who conquered Song China, the Yuan had the same military system as most nomadic peoples to China's north, focused mainly on nomadic cavalry, who were organized based on households and who were led by leaders appointed by the khan.

Founded in 1948, the company is one of India's leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses, as well as emergency and military vehicles.

Founded on this perception is the republican assertion that national pride is diminished by the monarchy, its presence negating the country's full independence achieved in 1982, and makes Canada appear colonial and subservient to the United Kingdom, under which they feel Canadians suffered " military, economic, and cultural subjugation.

Founded as a military outpost and colony in 1778, it became strategically important with the opening of the Paraguay River to international trade after the Paraguayan War ( 1865 – 70 ).

Founded in 1793 as the Corps des gardes-pompes de la ville de Paris and following the 23 hour Austrian Embassy Fire in 1810 became a military organisation by imperial decree by Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte.

Founded by a group of stranded mercenaries in the years following the Mage Wars, the Empire is a military and magical powerhouse stretching from the eastern borders of Hardorn and Iftel to an undefined sea.

Founded as a counter measure against the growing power of the military in Peru during the first half of the Republic, the party's sole purpose was to establish a civilian rule in the country.

Founded in 1989 by former naval officer and military expert John L. Petersen in Arlington, Virginia, TAI ( TAI ) is a futurist think tank.

Founded in 1963, CP presents original Christian themed plays written by founder, the late Charles M. Tanner, in service to schools, churches, hospitals, social service groups, the military, as well as corporate and community organizations.

Founded by the governors of 19 U. S. states, WGU has more than 33, 000 students and only accepts students living in the United States, select geographic areas of Canada, U. S. active-duty military personnel and their families stationed at overseas installations, and individuals living in Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U. S. Virgin Islands.

Founded in the aftermath of the revolution and the military coup that toppled Emperor Haile Selassie in September 1974, the EDU professed a conservative agenda.

Founded in 1925 by A. Philip Randolph, the Porters organized for twelve years — largely in secret and in the hostile racial climate of those years — before winning a collective bargaining agreement with the anti-union Pullman Company.

* National Cremation Society: Founded in 1972, National Cremation Society is the oldest and largest cremation service in the United States.

Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.

Founded in 1889, the college has approximately 2000 undergraduate students who are very involved in the town through community service ; the college also serves as a large part of the local economy as it employs many Goffstown residents and students patronize local businesses, bars, and stores.

Founded in 1939, it is non-profit service, consists of a dedicated all volunteer staff serving the town twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week, at no cost to the residents.

Founded by Gordon Mohr with Mike Linksvayer the Bitzi service launched in 2001 and its standards and services have been adopted by a number of popular peer-to-peer file sharing systems.

Founded as a free employment service in 1999 by R. Joe Brandon, Shovel Bums has grown to an active membership of 12, 000.

Founded in 1981, C-TRAN operates regular route bus services within Clark County, as well as Dial-A-Ride services for qualified persons with disability ( C-VAN ) and a reserved, on-demand service in eastern Clark County ( The Connector ).

Founded on 14 May 1937 to provide a computing service for general use, and to be a centre for the development of computational techniques in the University as the Mathematical Laboratory ( under the leadership of John Lennard-Jones ), it was not until 2001 that the provision of computing services across the University and Colleges was fully separated from computing research and teaching.

Founded in Accra, Ghana by a young and energetic team, the service provides information on prices, trades, transports, contacts, projects and real-time updates on stock, harvests, etc.

Founded in 1934, the Ford Gum and Machine Company of Akron, New York was another early manufacturer of gum for gumball machines in the U. S. The Ford brand of gumball machines had a distinct shiny chrome color ; sales of gum from Ford gumball machines went to local service organizations such as the Lions Club and Kiwanis International.

Founded in 1980 by Luiz Mott, in the city of Salvador, Bahia, the GGB was registered as a non-profit organization in 1983, and was declared a public service organization of the city of Salvador in 1987.

Founded in 2004 by a network primarily, but not exclusively, made up of conservatives and libertarians led by Simon, it was originally intended as a forum to present blogs " with the intention of ... aggregating blogs to increase corporate advertising and creating our own professional news service " but now includes an online television service, PJTV, as well.

Founded by Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith, and Gavin McInnes, it was launched as the Voice of Montreal in 1994 with government funding to provide work and a community service.

Founded in 1980 by David Blatter with a single armored car in Missoula, Montana, the company now stretches throughout the western US, providing service to Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, North Dakota, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington state.

Founded on November 22, 1987, the goal of Gamma Phi Beta is “ to foster a nurturing environment that provides women the opportunity to achieve their potential through lifelong commitment to intellectual growth, individual worth, and service to humanity ”.

Founded in 1954, El Torito claims to be " a pioneer in the California full service Mexican casual dining restaurant segment.

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 October 24, 1932, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the first years of the Great Depression, entrepreneur Rody Davenport Jr. and partner J. Glenn Sherrill theorized that even in a severe economic upheaval, " People would patronize a restaurant that was kept spotlessly clean, where they could get a good meal with courteous service at the lowest possible price.

Founded in Sausalito, California, the service is now based in San Francisco.

Founded in 1938, CUP is the oldest student newswire service in the world and the oldest national student organization in North America.

Founded in 1904, it consists of 22 regional cooperatives operating all around Finland in the markets for groceries, consumer durables, service station, hotel and restaurant services, agricultural supplies, and car sales.

Founded in 1855, the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service.

* FPS Founded circa 1971 as a high school student news service with a sanitized name: " Free Public Schools.