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The brand's hit products -- the Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad -- command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976 in Jobs's garage in Cupertino, California.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

It is a far cry from his humble beginnings and unusual route into the sport.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The weakening of America’s Protestant work ethic, to use a contested but irreplaceable phrase, is a complicated story, but you could trace its beginnings to the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The SoCal punk rock beginnings of Goldenvoice will always find a way to break through at Coachella and this year’s inclusion of Suicidal Tendencies is no exception.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Such size differences in other plants go back to the very beginnings of agriculture, when cultivated peas evolved through human selection to be 10 times heavier than wild peas.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond