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Pep Boys was founded in Philadelphia in 1921.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Buket Sevik, 34, founded her jewellery brand Adorina in February after quitting her 9-5 job as a business manager.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They founded the group Killed Women, campaigning for changes to domestic homicide sentencing.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Beyond L7, her song with OtherStarpeople, “Then There’s None,” appeared on the beloved “Office Space” soundtrack, and founded the punk band The Shocker in 2002.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
In 1972, in order to both develop and promote marine archaeology, Bass founded the Institute of Nautical Archaeology, the first organization of its kind in the world.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
