Traditionally, the beginning of the Christian age in Sulmona is set in the 3rd century.

The beginning of the novel Venus on the Half-Shell is set in 3069.

In most cultures of the world, the beginning of family history is set in creation myths.

On the Tor, the beginning of summer was customarily set aside for dyeing the skeins of flax and wool that had been spun during the long winter.

In 1936 the beginning of the Astronomical Station Penteli was set.

The beginning of Pernik's modern history is set in the 20th century with the development of the rich coal-beds of the region.

The beginning of Sonia Levitin's novel The Cure is set in 2407.

The beginning of the story is set in the 1930s and continues through 1990 in coal mining country near the West Virginia and Kentucky border.

The beginning of the story is set in London during the start of the 60's, and the years fly by as the story progresses, until it's nearly the 70's.

In each case, the beginning of the recession is set equal to 100.