founded

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Denby Pottery, which owned Burleigh, was founded in Derbyshire in 1809.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Scaramucci founded SkyBridge Capital and briefly served as White House communications director during President Donald Trump’s first term.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Ramos founded a soccer club, was a head coach in the U.S. youth national team system, an assistant with the senior national team and a head coach in both MLS and the USL Championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Ruby Duncan, a welfare-rights activist who led protests and founded Operation Life in Las Vegas, died on April 26 at 93.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Visionaries had founded experimental communities supporting radical ideas like equal rights for women or the abolition of slavery.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock