Founded in the Ninth Century B.C. it was called Byzantium 200 years later when Byzas, ruler of the Megarians, expanded the settlement and named it after himself.

Founded in 437 BC, the city was finally abandoned in the 8th century AD.

Founded in 1838 by the Baptist Community, Acadia's beginning was the result of the commitment and enthusiasm of a community determined to build a university.

Founded by the Manchus, it was the second non-Han Chinese dynasty.

Founded by Greg Stafford, its first game was actually a wargame, White Bear and Red Moon, which later mutated into Dragon Pass and its sequel, Nomad Gods.

Founded on 14 June 1848 by the orders of the democratically elected Frankfurt Parliament the Reichsflottes brief existence ended with the failure of the revolution and was disbanded on 2 April 1852 ; thus, the modern Marine celebrates its birthday on 14 June.

Founded by former social-democrat party strongman Jan Nagel, it was initially held at bay for alderman positions.

Founded in 1903 by a group of high school students, the club was named Hellas ( the Greek word for Greece ), at the request of a professor of Classics.

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 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the first decade of the 20th century, it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression.

Founded as a broad Islamist coalition in 1989 it was led by Abbassi Madani, and a charismatic radical young preacher, Ali Belhadj.

* Founded Ar nDraiocht Fein, which was incorporated in 1990 in the state of Delaware as a U. S. 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit organization.

Founded in 1908 as a women's college, James Madison University was established by the Virginia General Assembly.

Founded in 1897 as Sport Club Juventus by a group of young Torinese students, among them, who was their first president, Eugenio Canfari, and his brother Enrico, author of the company's historical memory ; they are managed by the industrial Agnelli family since 1923, which constitutes the oldest sporting partnership in Italy, thus making Juventus the first professional club in the country.

Founded near the end of the 17th century, the village was known as Takau () in the Hoklo language spoken by most of the early immigrants.

Founded in the 1120s around a powerful Norman great tower, the castle was significantly enlarged by King John at the beginning of the 13th century.

Founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902, it was later renamed to share the name of the city in the 1930s.

Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney.

Founded in 2000, its original goal was to focus on collaborative hypermedia, but current topics range from intellectual property to cyberpunk to the confusion of URIs.

Founded by Charlemagne in 805 as Magadoburg ( probably from Old High German magado for big, mighty and burga for fortress ), the town was fortified in 919 by King Henry I the Fowler against the Magyars and Slavs.

Founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren, the team won its first Grand Prix at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix but their greatest initial success was in Can-Am, where they dominated from 1967 to 1971.

Founded by Joseph Smith, Jr., the faith drew its first converts while Smith was dictating the text of the Book of Mormon.

Founded in 1992, it was mostly disbanded in 2004 but continues in India and in some U. S. states.

Founded in 1989 by eleven companies ( including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Apple Computer, American Airlines and Data General ), OMG's initial focus was to create a heterogeneous distributed object standard.

Work began on the dictionary in 1857 but it was not until 1884 that it started to be published in unbound fascicles as work continued on the project under the name A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles ; Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by The Philological Society.

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

James Madison University ( also known as JMU, Madison, or James Madison ) is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U. S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University.

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 the philosophical / ethical school of thought known as utilitarianism.

Founded in the fifth century, the monastery is long famous for its association with Chinese martial arts and particularly with Shaolin Kung Fu, and it is the best known Mahayana Buddhist monastery to the Western world.

Founded in 1970 as a division of Xerox Corporation, PARC has been responsible for such well known and important developments as laser printing, Ethernet, the modern personal computer, graphical user interface ( GUI ), object-oriented programming, ubiquitous computing, amorphous silicon ( a-Si ) applications, and advancing very-large-scale-integration ( VLSI ) for semiconductors.

Founded upon the teachings of Ann Lee, Shakers today are mostly known for their cultural contributions ( especially their style of music and furniture ), and their model of equality of the sexes, which they institutionalized in their society in the 1780s.

Founded by King William " the Conqueror " ( as he became known ), it serves as a memorial to the dead and may have been an act of penance for the bloodshed.

Founded in March 1980 by Newkirk and fellow animal rights activist Alex Pacheco, the organization first caught the public's attention in the summer of 1981 during what became known as the Silver Spring monkeys case, a widely publicized dispute about experiments conducted on 17 macaque monkeys inside the Institute of Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Founded circa 710 BC as the Achaean colony of Croton (; ), it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until 1928, when its name was changed to the current one.

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 in 1949, it is Miami's oldest and best known ballet school.

Founded in 1857 by Robert Wilson, Louisville was originally known as Rock Post.

Founded in 1849, the town was originally known as Bacon Creek, same as the stream that runs through the city.

Founded in 1913, this institution ( locally known as " CSS " and " Science School ") provides science classes for students between 8 and 15 years old that focus on scientific investigation by observation.

: Founded by pianist Emanuel Levenson and painter Fay Kleinman, known also as Fay Levenson.

Founded in 1832 by John A. Roebling, who is known for the design of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, and for innovation in producing wire rope, the community was initially called " Germania ", which was soon changed to " Sachsenburg " and eventually anglicized to Saxonburg.

Founded in 1704, Whiteland Township was made up of what is today known as East and West Whiteland townships.

Founded in 1848 on the banks of the Willamette River, the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in 1903 and is noted as the birthplace of the Bing cherry.

Founded in 1927, the company is best known for introducing Japan's first televisions, and for developing the Video Home System ( VHS ) video recorder.

Founded on 19 June 1911, Molde was originally known as International.

Charles Taze Russell Founded a Bible Student Institute with its later sect now known as The Jehovah's Witnesses