Founded on June 1941, with the first college teaching Philosophy, Science and Letters, it became a full university in 1955.

Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley ( whose recording contract was sold to RCA Victor Records for $ 35, 000 in 1955 to relieve financial difficulties Phillips ' Sun was going through ), Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash their first recording contracts and helping to launch their careers.

Founded as an agricultural settlement along the Southern Pacific railroad, the city was transformed into a suburban community upon its incorporation in 1955.

Founded in 1955, Ariana is the oldest airline of Afghanistan.

Founded in 1955, the Fédération étudiante de l ’ Université de Sherbrooke represents all undergraduate students in the university.

Founded in 1955, the party is led by Claude Meisch.

Founded in 1955 by Smokey Robinson, the band's most notable lineup included that of Robinson, Ronnie White, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, Claudette Robinson and Marv Tarplin.

Founded by royal decree in 1955, al Manar Palace in Benghazi was the first campus

Founded in 1955 and formally opened on 7 October 1960, the University of Nigeria has four campuses – Nsukka, Enugu and Ituku-Ozalla – located in Enugu State and one in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.

Founded in 1955 in Pasadena, California, Covenant College and Theological Seminary moved its campus to St. Louis, Missouri the following year, and, in 1964, separated from the seminary, moving to Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

Founded in 1955 by the Society of Mary, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as the Marianists, Chaminade is located in the historic Kaimuki district of Honolulu at the base of St. Louis Heights.

Founded in 1955 by Eric Williams, it won the 1956 General Elections and went on to hold power for an unbroken 30 years.

Founded in 1906, it was the oldest sports car racing event, part of the World Sportscar Championship between 1955 and 1973.

Founded in 1955, Hawaii Business is currently the oldest regional business magazine in America.

Founded in 1955 as Fujitsu football club.

Founded in 1955, it is part of the Christian Church ( Disciples of Christ ).

Founded in 1955, Atenews serves as a stalwart guardian of students ' rights from its inception up to the present.

Founded in October 1935 with the name of the Anarcho-Communist Federation of Argentina ( FACA, Federación Anarco-Comunista Argentina ) the FLA adopted its current name in 1955.

Founded on November 5, 1955 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia by workers of the Bolivian oil company ( YPFB ).

Founded in 1955 as Sacred Heart Military Academy in Watertown, WI, LeMans Academy was a private boarding middle school ( grades 5-9 ) for boys located 90 minutes east of Chicago, Illinois near La Porte, Indiana on 700 acres ( 2. 8 km² ) of land.

Founded in 1955, Berni Inn was a chain of British restaurants established by brothers Frank and Aldo Berni, who were Welsh Italians.

Founded in 1955 by The Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery as a two-year school, the college became a four-year degree-granting institution in 1959.

Founded in 1955 as Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Soccer Club, VORTIS joined the J-League in 2005.

Founded in 1880, it became the Hornsey College of Arts and Crafts in 1955 and later part of Middlesex University.

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 in 1939 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic, Caldwell College is a Catholic institution in the Judaeo-Christian tradition with a heritage of eight centuries of Dominican commitment to higher learning.

Founded in 1875 as the Sisters of Saint Joseph to train teachers.

Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul.

Founded in 1885 by John Ireland, archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, St. Thomas began as an all-male, Catholic seminary.

Founded in approximately 1558 by Pedro Palácios, today it is home to Espírito Santo's Patron Saint, Our Mother of Penha.

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 October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten.

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 Mount Saint Joseph College by the Sisters of St. Joseph, the college was renamed in 1938 as Chestnut Hill College.

Founded in 1907 and located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the 501 ( c )( 3 ) nonprofit institution is staffed by over 500 employees and over 1, 600 volunteers.

It is known from an 1869 article that Hanon was involved with a monastic order called “ Les Frères Ignorantins ,” also known as “ Brothers of the Christian Schools .” Founded in the 17th-century by Saint John Baptist de la Salle, the schools run by the order provide free instruction to poor children.

Founded in 1953 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the company ’ s name, STP, was derived from “ Scientifically Treated Petroleum ”.

Founded in 1465 for the Observant Franciscans by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry, Kilcrea Friary is located on the site on an earlier monastery, and named after Saint Cyra.

Founded in 1142 on the orders of Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Mellifont Abbey sits on the banks of the River Mattock, some ten km ( 6 miles ) north-west of Drogheda.

Founded on the philosophies of Saint John Bosco, the college aims to offer a Salesian ideal of education.

Founded in the thirteenth century by Saint Tekle Haymanot, according to the belief, he meditated in a cave for 29 years.

Founded in 1941 by William Cardinal O ' Connell, Archbishop of Boston, the school is named after Saint Sebastian, the Christian martyr who survived an attempted execution by arrows.

Founded by Saint Colman, c. 668, became famous for sanctity and learning.

Founded by Saint Joseph Calasanctius, the main occupation of the Piarist fathers is teaching children and youth, the primary goal being to provide free education for poor children.

Founded in 1848 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, La Salle was first known as Saint Vincent's School when it first opened on Canal Street.