2015 Event RadioShack, the U.S. electronics retailer founded in 1921, files for bankruptcy; the company plans to sell up to half of its stores to Sprint and close the remainder 2006 Death Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland 2004 Death Laurance Rockefeller, venture capitalist/philanthropist, founded the American Conservation Association, dies at 94 2003 Death Jenifer Estess, activist/producer, founded Project A.L.S, dies at 40 2003 Death Adam Osborne, author, computer designer, book and software publisher, founded and wrote memoir about Osborne Computer Corporation 2002 Death Dave Thomas, commercial icon/businessman, founded Wendy's, dies at 69 2000 Death Dave Peverett, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat dies 1999 Death Jose Quintero, director, founded the Circle in the Square company, dies at 75 1999 Death Robert Shaw, chorale director, founded the Robert Shaw Chorale, dies at 82 1999 Death Jay Pritzker, billionaire, founded the Hyatt hotel chain, dies at 76 1996 Death Edmund Happold, structural engineer, founded engineering constituency, Buro Happold, worked on Sydney Opera House, dies at 65 1994 Event Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications 1994 Event 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center 1988 Birthday Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1980 Event French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it 1st woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar) 1978 Event Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue 1976 Event Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs founded Apple Computer 1975 Event Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) 1974 Event World Football League founded 1973 Event British Darts Organisation founded in North London 1972 Birthday Ben Affleck, born in Berkeley, California, actor, director, screenwriter, Academy-award winner for Good Will Hunting, 1987, founded production company LivePlanet with actor Matt Damon 1972 Death Clyde McPhatter, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters, dies in Teaneck, New Jersey at age 39 1966 Event National Organization of Women founded 1965 Birthday Slash, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, born Saul Hudson, musician, played lead guitar for Guns N' Roses. 1985 - 1006, founded band Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver 1965 Event Montcalm Community College in Sidney, Michigan, founded 1964 Event American Radio Relay League (organization for hams) founded 1964 Event Karmi'el founded in Galilee 1964 Event Town of Karmiel founded in Galilee 1964 Birthday Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1963 Event Horatio Alger Society founded 1961 Event Amnesty International founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) 1961 Birthday Jay Aston, London, England, singer, youngest member of British pop group, Bucks Fizz, founded Jay Aston Theatre Arts School 1960 Death Ernest Holmes, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine, dies 1957 Birthday Alan Donnelly, born in England, politician, Labor Party, leader, European Parliamentary Labor Party, 1998 - 2005, founded, serves, as executive chairman of public affairs company, Sovereign Strategy, represents President of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, at Grand Prix 1957 Event Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) founded 1955 Event Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel 1954 Birthday Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown 1954 Event Major League Baseball Players Association founded 1953 Event Alexander Cartwright founded baseball and not Abner Doubleday 1951 Event Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson 1951 Event Mississippi Valley State University founded 1951 Birthday Sally Ride, born in Encino, California, physicist, astronaut, first American woman crewmember in space on the Challenger, founded NASA's Office of Exploration 1948 Event Alcoholic Anonymous founded in Britain 1947 Event NHL Pension Society founded 1947 Birthday Malcolm McLaren, founded rock group, Sex Pistols 'God Save the Queen' 1946 Birthday Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album 1945 Event International Monetary Fund established - World Bank founded 1944 Birthday Bev Bevan, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England, born Beverley Bevan, rocker musician, played drums, percussion, original member of ELO, founded Electric Light Orchestra Part II, toured as a drummer for band Black Sabbath 1944 Birthday Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1943 Event Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded 1943 Birthday Dave Peverett, born in Dulwich, South East London, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat 1941 Birthday Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1941 Event United Service Organization, USO, founded 1939 Birthday Adam Osborne, born in Thailand, author, computer designer, book and software publisher, founded and wrote memoir about Osborne Computer Corporation 1938 Birthday David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley 1938 Event Book publisher Simon and Schuster founded 1937 Birthday Paul Mefano, born in France, composer, conductor, founded Ensemble 2e2m, premiered over 500 works by young composers, including James Dillon and Franco Donatoni, directed the Conservatory of Versailles 1996 - 2005 1936 Event Rodeo Cowboy's Association founded 1936 Event Presbyterian Church of America founded at Philadelphia 1935 Birthday Werner Erhard, Philadelphia, founded EST 1932 Birthday Clyde McPhatter, born in Durham, North Carolina, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters 1932 Birthday O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1930 Birthday Edmund Happold, born in England, structural engineer, founded engineering constituency, Buro Happold, worked on Sydney Opera House 1928 Birthday Noam Chomsky, linguist, founded transformational grammar 1927 Event Town of Netanya Israel founded by Nathan Strauss 1927 Birthday Tzvi Avni, born in Saarbrucken, Germany, composer, Israeli emigrated to Palestine, student of Paul Ben-Haim, founded electronic studio at the Jerusalem Academy of Music 1925 Birthday William F. Buckley, Jr., born in New York City, conservative author, commentator, founded 'The National Review' 1925 Event Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp, Iacocca is 8 months old 1924 Event 1st U.S. NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded 1924 Event Bene Berak Palestine founded 1924 Event Bene Brak Palestine founded 1924 Event IBM Corporation founded by Thomas Watson 1923 Event Disney company founded 1918 Event Save the Redwoods League founded 1917 Death Andrew Taylor Still, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine, died at age 89 1917 Event Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb 1917 Birthday Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 1916 Birthday Helmut Eder, born in Linz, Austria, composer, studied and later taught at the Linz Conservatory, conducted the Singakademie, founded electronic music studio in Linz in 1959 1916 Event San Diego Zoo founded 1915 Event Girl Scouts founded 1915 Event Kiwanis International founded in Detroit 1914 Event Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded at Howard University, incorporates 1914 Event ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) founded 1914 Event Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded 1913 Event National Institute of Arts and Letters founded 1912 Birthday Abbe Pierre, born in Lyon, France, French Catholic priest, founded Emmaus movement aiding poor, homeless, refugees 1911 Event UNIA founded by Garvey 1910 Event Tel Aviv founded 1909 Event 1st Israeli kibbutz founded, Deganya Alef 1908 Event Carriage-maker, William Durant, founded General Motors Corp 1907 Event E. W. Scripps founded United Press 1905 Event Intercollegiate Athletic Association of U.S. founded (becomes NCAA in 1910) 1905 Event Niagara Movement founded by W. E. B. Dubois 1905 Event Las Vegas, Nevada founded 1904 Birthday Leopold Trepper, Polish/Israeli spy/founded, CP Palestina 1903 Event American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans 1903 Event Homel, 1st Jewish self defense organization founded in Russia 1903 Birthday Bernard Lovell, England, radio astronomer, founded Jodrell Bank 1902 Event American Automobile Association, AAA, founded in Cleveland, Ohio 1902 Event Carnegie Institute founded in Washington D.C. 1900 Event Freeland Colony founded in US 1894 Event Daily Racing Form founded 1894 Event Civic organization, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben founded in Omaha, Nebraska 1894 Birthday Hermann Oberth, born in Germany, founded modern astronautics, V2/Redstone 1892 Event National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded 1892 Event Hawaiian Historical Society founded 1891 Birthday Max Ernst, born in Germany, painter and sculptor, founded surrealism 1890 Event General Federation of Womans' Clubs founded 1889 Event Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii 1889 Birthday DeWitt Wallace, St. Paul, Minnesota, publisher, founded Readers Digest, 1921 1888 Event National Geographic Society founded in Washington, D.C. 1887 Birthday Ernest Holmes, born in Lincoln, Maine, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine 1886 Birthday Philip Murray, founded Congress of Industrial Organizations, CIO 1886 Event Aurora Ski Club, 1st in U.S., founded in Minnesota 1881 Event American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh) 1881 Birthday William Edward Boeing, founded aircraft co, Boeing 1881 Event American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton 1881 Event Spelman College founded 1880 Event University of California founded in Los Angeles 1880 Event American Canoe Association founded at Lake George, New York 1880 Event Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England 1879 Birthday Frederick G. Melcher, U.S., publisher/editor/founded children book week 1879 Event Library of Hawaii founded 1878 Event Hastings College of Law founded 1877 Birthday Florence Dahl Walrath, humanitarian, founded Cradle society 1876 Birthday Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan, 1947, gov, 1947-58 1876 Birthday Frank L Gillespie, Arkansas, founded Supreme Life Insurance Company 1875 Event Amer Theosophical Society founded by Mme Blavatsky and Col Olcott 1875 Birthday Walter Chrysler, founded car company, Chrysler 1874 Event Ontario Agricultural College founded 1873 Event Royal Canadian Mounted Police founded 1872 Event Morgan State University founded 1871 Event Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, New York City 1871 Event Paris Commune founded 1870 Birthday Amedos Peter Giannine, born in San Jose, California, founded Bank of America 1869 Event Noble Order of Knights of Labor founded, Philadelphia 1868 Event University of California founded (Oakland California) 1866 Event Howard University founded (Wash, DC) 1866 Birthday Martha McChesney Berry, U.S., founded Berry School for Children 1865 Event London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded 1865 Event Freedman's Bureau founded for Black Education, 1865 1864 Event Helena, Montana's capital, founded 1863 Death Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies 1863 Event Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho) 1861 Birthday William Crapo Durant, founded General Machine 1861 Event University of Washington founded in Seattle 1859 Birthday Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist, founded Federalist Party 1859 Birthday Edmund Husserl, born in Germany, philosopher, founded Phenomenology 1857 Event World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England 1857 Event National Association of Baseball Players founded, New York 1855 Event Manhattan Kansas founded as New Boston Kansas 1854 Event Lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute 1852 Event Duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College 1851 Event SF Orphan's Asylum, 1st in California, founded 1850 Birthday Albert Spaulding, baseball player/founded Spaulding sports company 1850 Birthday William Henry Welch, U.S., pathologist, founded John Hopkins 1849 Event Philadelphia Turngemeinde founded 1848 Event Cincinnati Turngemeinde founded 1844 Birthday Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company, 57 varieties 1843 Event B'nai B'rith founded (NY) 1840 Event Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded in New York 1840 Birthday Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution 1839 Birthday Gustavus Franklin Swift, founded Swift and Co 1837 Event Mount Holyoke Seminary in Mass-1st U.S. college founded for women 1837 Event Charles Tiffany founded his jewelry and china stores 1836 Event Adelaide, South Australia founded 1833 Event 1st U.S. college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded 1830 Event Republic of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president 1828 Birthday Andrew Taylor Still, born in Lee County, Virginia, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine 1828 Birthday Albrecht Grafe, pioneer eye surgeon; founded modern ophthalmology 1826 Event London University founded 1825 Event 1st college fraternity founded (Kappa Alpha (Union College, New York)) 1825 Event American Unitarian Association founded 1824 Birthday Leland Stanford, Gov/Sen, founded Stanford University 1824 Event Athenaeum founded 1822 Birthday Frances Crabbe, England, feminist founded Anti-Vivisection Society 1822 Event New York Horticultural Society founded 1821 Birthday Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science, Science and Health 1821 Event African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded (New York) 1820 Birthday Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack 1820 Event Royal Astronomical Society founded in England 1819 Birthday Allan Pinkerton, founded Chicago detective agency 1817 Birthday Baha'u'llah, Mirza Husayn Ali, founded Baha'i faith 1816 Birthday Paul Julius Baron von Reuter, founded Reuters news service 1816 Event Gas Light Co of Baltimore founded 1814 Birthday Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham 1813 Birthday Soren Kierkegaard, Denmark, philosopher, founded Existentialism 1813 Event 1st U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill founded in Waltham, Massachusetts 1808 Event 1st U.S. land-grant university founded at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1808 Event 1st college orchestra in U.S. founded, at Harvard 1805 Birthday John Stephens, U.S. archaeologist; founded study of Central America 1804 Event Hobart Tasmania founded 1802 Event U.S. Academy at West Point founded 1798 Event Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California 1797 Birthday John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx 1797 Birthday John Winebrenner, U.S., clergyman, founded Church of God 1796 Event Cleveland, Ohio, founded by General Moses Cleaveland 1795 Birthday Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University 1794 Event Richard Allen founded AME Church 1793 Birthday Friedrich Struve, Germany, founded dynasty of astronomers 1790 Event U.S. Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service 1789 Event Franklin College founded 1789 Event Georgetown, 1st U.S. Catholic college, founded 1788 Event Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded 1788 Birthday Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry 1786 Birthday Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry 1782 Birthday Friedrich W. A. Frobel, German educator, founded kindergarten 1781 Event Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes) 1780 Event American Academy of Arts and Science founded 1777 Event San Jose, California, founded 1777 Event Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in California 1776 Event Mission San Juan Capistrano founded in California 1776 Event Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay 1776 Event Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay 1775 Event U.S. Army founded 1775 Birthday Francis C. Lowell, founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill 1771 Event Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in California 1770 Event Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in California 1768 Event Firm of Johann Buddenbrook founded, in Thomas Mann's novel 1764 Birthday John Barrow, England, founded Royal Geographical Society 1764 Event St. Louis founded as a French trading post by Pierre Laclade Ligue 1763 Birthday John Molson, founded Montreal brewery, Molsons 1754 Event Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City) 1751 Event 1st U.S. hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital) 1733 Event Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah 1729 Event City of Baltimore founded 1717 Event 1st Free Masons' grand lodge founded in London 1703 Event St. Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great 1692 Event Kingston, Jamaica founded 1691 Event Yorktown Virginia founded 1683 Event Germantown Pennsylvania founded by 13 immigrant families 1651 Event Litchfield, CT founded 1649 Birthday Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale 1642 Event Montreal Canada founded 1636 Event Harvard University (Cambridge Mass) founded 1635 Event Oldest U.S. public institution, Boston Latin School founded 1634 Event Lord Baltimore founded Catholic colony of Maryland 1629 Event 1st non-Separatist Congregational Church in U.S. founded (Salem, MA) 1628 Event Massachusetts colony founded by Englishmen 1621 Event WIC, West Indian Co, under Heeren XIX, founded 1608 Event Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec 1607 Birthday John Harvard, England, clergyman/scholar, founded Harvard University 1571 Event Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines 1566 Event St. Augustine, Florida founded 1549 Birthday Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery 1548 Event La Paz, Bolivia is founded 1541 Event Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12) 1541 Event Santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24) 1540 Event Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola 1535 Event Asuncion, Paraguay founded 1535 Event City of Lima Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro 1534 Event Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish 1527 Event University of Marburg (Germany) founded 1519 Event Panama City founded 1492 Event 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus 1483 Birthday Martin Luther, Eisleben Germany, founded Protestantism 1459 Event Sun City India founded by Rao Jodhpur 1441 Event Eton College founded by Henry VI 1365 Event University of Vienna founded 1348 Event 1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter) 1340 Event Rotterdam Netherlands founded 1227 Death Ghengis Khan, Temudjin, founded Mongolia, dies 1201 Birthday Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris 951 Event Paris is founded 570 Event Religion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca 421 Event Friday at 12 PM - city of Venice founded
