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- Ba'athismPan-Arab socialist ideology
- Baal teshuvaJew who returns to or adopts Orthodox Judaism
- Baal teshuva movementThe baal teshuva movement is a description of the return of secular Jews to religious Juda
- Babylonian religionReligious practices of Babylonia
- Bad (cuneiform)The cuneiform bad, bat, be, etc. sign is a common multi-use sign in the mid 14th-century B
- Bad Kreuznach (district)Bad Kreuznach is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the n
- Badge of shameType of symbol worn for public humiliation, ostracism or persecution
- Baghdadi JewsJewish ethnic group from the Middle East
- Baháʼí calendarCalendar of the Baháʼí faith
- Bahra 1Bahra 1 is an archaeological site in the Subiya region on the coast of Kuwait Bay (Kuwait)
- BaiuvariiPredecessors of Bavarians and Austrians
- Baji Prabhu DeshpandeMaratha general of 17th century
- BalangayType of lashed-lug boat
- Balinese saka calendarCalendar used on the Indonesian island of Bali
- Balis (Syria)Ancient city in Syria
- Ballet de courType of dance in the 16th and 17th centuries
- Baltasar MaldonadoSpanish conquistador
- Baltic Chain TourBaltic Chain Tour is a stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part
- Baltic Way1989 peaceful demonstration in the form of a human chain
- Ban BorićBorić (fl. 1154–63) was the first known by name Ban of Bosnia, and progenitor of Boričević
- Banate of Bosnia1154–1377 state in Southeast Europe
- Bancroft PrizeAnnual American book award
- Bandung Conference1955 meeting of Asian and African states
- Bank of North AmericaThe Bank of North America was the first chartered bank in the United States, and served as
- Banner dropA banner drop is the protest action of putting a banner in public place to spread a messag
- BaolBaol or Bawol was a kingdom in what is now central Senegal. Founded in the 11th century, i
- Baptism of JesusEvent in the life of Jesus
- Baraita of the Forty-nine RulesThe Baraita of the Forty-nine Rules (Hebrew: ברייתא מ"ט מדות) is a work of rabbinical lite
- Baraita on the Erection of the TabernacleBaraita on the Erection of the Tabernacle (Aramaic: בָּרַיְיתָא דִמְלֶאכֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן)
- BarkervilleHistoric site in British Columbia, Canada
- Barter ringsAncient Filipino currency
- Barthold Georg NiebuhrDanish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)
- Bartolomé ClaveroBartolomé Clavero Salvador (25 May 1947 – 30 September 2022) was a Spanish jurist and hist
- Basilica of San VitaleMinor basilica in Ravenna, Italy
- BasiliscusEastern Roman emperor from 475 to 476
- BastetaniThe Bastetani or Bastuli were an ancient Iberian (pre-Roman) people of the Iberian Peninsu
- Batangas Revolt of 1949Post-war rebellion in Batangas City
- Batavi (Germanic tribe)The Batavians or Batavi were a Roman-era Germanic people that lived in Batavia in the east
- Batetela rebellionRebellion in the Congo Free State
- Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era1988 history book by James M. McPherson
- Battle of Algiers (1956–1957)Urban guerrilla campaign in the Algerian War
- Battle of Aquae SextiaeThe Battle of Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence) took place in 102 BC. After a string of Roma
- Battle of AzuleThe Battle of Azule was fought on 6 September 1886, between the forces of Ras Darge Sahle
- Battle of Baekgang663 battle of Goguryeo–Tang War
- Battle of Bangkusay1571 naval battle during the Spanish conquest of the Philippines
- Battle of Bosworth Field1485 battle during the Wars of the Roses
- Battle of BurdigalaThe Battle of Burdigala (Roman name for Bordeaux) took place during the Cimbrian War in 10
- Battle of CatraethThe Battle of Catraeth was fought around AD 600 between a force raised by the Gododdin, a
- Battle of Czarny Ostrów1657 battle
- Battle of DodotaThe Battle of Dodota, also known as the Battle of Doddota, was a military engagement fough
- Battle of Ekiokpagha1255 military battle in Benin Empire
- Battle of GuolophThe Battle of Guoloph, also known as the Battle of Wallop, took place in the 5th century.
- Battle of HwangsanbeolThe Battle of Hwangsanbeol (Korean: 황산벌 전투; Hanja: 黃山伐戰鬪) took place between the forces of
- Battle of KulikovoBattle between Russian principalities and Mongol forces
- Battle of La TremblayeThe battle of La Tremblaye (15 October 1793), part of the war in the Vendée, took place ne
- Battle of LavalThe battle of Laval took place on 22 October 1793, during the war in the Vendée and saw Ve
- Battle of Mactan1521 battle between Ferdinand Magellan and Lapulapu
- Battle of Manila (1570)Military engagement between the Spanish Empire and the Kingdom of Maynila
- Battle of Manila (1898)Part of the Spanish-American War
- Battle of MazyrThe Battle of Mazyr (Belarusian: Бітва пад Мазыром, Ukrainian: Битва під Мозирем, Polish:
- Battle of MiandoabPart of 1918–1922 Simko Shikak revolt, 1921
- Battle of MontaiguThe Battle of Montaigu was a battle on 21 September 1793 during the War in the Vendée, in
- Battle of Nicopolis ad IstrumThe Battle of Nicopolis ad Istrum was fought between the Roman army of Emperor Decius and
- Battle of OkhtyrkaOn 24 February 2022, the first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a military eng
- Battle of Orleans (463)The Battle of Orléans took place in the year 463, between the Kingdom of Soissons, under t
- Battle of Pratapgarh1659 battle between the Marathas and the Bijapur Sultanate
- Battle of RaithThe Battle of Raith was the theory of E. W. B. Nicholson, librarian at the Bodleian Librar
- Battle of Ravenna (476)Germanic seizure of the Western Roman Empire's capital
- Battle of Shekar Yazi1920 Simko Shikak revolt battle in Iran
- Battle of ThouarsThe Battle of Thouars (5 May 1793) was a battle between Royalist and Republican French for
- Battle of TiffaugesThe battle of Torfou-Tiffauges was a battle on 19 September 1793 during the War in the Ven
- Battle of Two RiversThe Battle of Two Rivers was fought between the Picts and Northumbrians in the year 671. T
- Battle of VercellaeThe Battle of Vercellae or Battle of the Raudine Plain was fought on 30 July 101 BC on a p
- Battle of VihiersThe Battle of Vihiers (18 July 1793) was a battle between Royalist and Republican French f
- Bayport TerminalThe Bayport Container Terminal, or simply the Bayport Terminal, is a major deep water port
- Będzin GhettoNazi ghetto in occupied Poland
- Before 1900s in comicsThis is a timeline of significant events in comics prior to the 20th century.
- Beit Yosef (book)Book by Rabbi Joseph Karo, a commentary on the Arba'ah Turim ("Tur")
- Belarus in the Russian EmpireThe Belarusian history within the Russian Empire is associated with the history of Belarus
- Belgian colonial empireFormer colonies of Belgium, 1908–1962
- Belgium in the long nineteenth centuryHistory of Belgium from 1789 to 1914
- Belisarius6th-century Byzantine general
- Belovezha Accords1991 agreement that established the Commonwealth of Independent States
- Bene IsraelJewish community in the Indian subcontinent
- Bengal SubahSubdivision of the Mughal Empire between 1576 and 1717
- Beninese AmericansBeninese American are Americans of Beninese descent. According to the census of 2000, in t
- Benito SylvainBenito Sylvain (born Marie-Joseph Benoît d'Artagnan Sylvain; 21 March 1868 – 3 January 191
- BennismPolitical ideology of Tony Benn
- Berber AmericansBerber Americans, American Berbers, or Amazigh Americans, are Americans of Berber (or Amaz
- Berber calendarAgricultural calendar traditionally used by Berbers
- Berber JewsBerber-speaking Jewish people in North Africa
- Bereavement in JudaismJewish mourning practices
- Berlin Conference1884–85 European meeting on colonisation in Africa
- Bermudian AmericansBermudian Americans are Americans of full or partial Bermudian ancestry.
- Bernard BarkerBernard Leon Barker (March 17, 1917 – June 5, 2009) was a Watergate burglar and undercover
- Bernd ArnoldBernd Arnold (born 28 February 1947) is a German rock climber and mountaineer. He is known
- Beta IsraelJewish community associated with modern-day Ethiopia
- Betty BehrensCatherine Betty Abigail Behrens (24 April 1904 – 3 January 1989), known as Betty Behrens a
- BevanismPolitical ideology of Aneurin Bevan
- Białystok District (Home Army)Military unit
- Białystok GhettoNazi ghetto in occupied Poland
- Białystok Ghetto uprisingInsurrection in the Jewish Białystok Ghetto
- Białystok Inspectorate (Home Army)Military unit
- Bible churchBible church is a type of Christian organisation which emphasizes the Bible as its behavio
- Biblical canonTexts regarded as part of the Bible
- Biblical criticismScholarly study of biblical writings
- Biblical HebrewArchaic form of the Hebrew language
- Biblical theologyTheology based on the study of the Bible as a whole
- Bida EmirateThe Bida Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, w
- Bielsk Podlaski District (Home Army)Military unit
- Biertan Donarium4th-century Christian votive object found in Romania
- Big Gay Out (London)The Big Gay Out was a short-lived live popular music event, dance party, and funfair for t
- Big HistoryEducation strategy or academic discipline
- Bind runeLigature of two or more runes
- Bird-worm seal scriptType of ancient Chinese seal script
- Birthplace of Richard NixonHistoric house in California, United States
- Bishops of Rome under Constantine the GreatConstantine the Great's (272–337) relationship with the four Bishops of Rome during his re
- Bismarck modelHealthcare system
- Bismarck monumentMonuments to Prince Otto Von Bismarck
- Bismarck-Roon cabinetThe Bismarck-Roon Cabinet formed the Prussian State Ministry appointed by King William I,
- Black AbbeyThe Black Abbey of Kilkenny, (an Mhainistir Dhubh in irish), Ireland, is a Catholic priory
- Black CatholicismAfrican-American religious group
- Black churchChristian congregations in the U.S. that minister predominantly to African Americans
- Black Death in RussiaDisease in Russia between 1352 and 1353
- Black Indians in the United StatesAmericans with both Indigenous American and Black identities
- Black MennonitesBlack Mennonites are people who are both Mennonite and Black. Black Mennonites live in Afr
- Black nationalismIdeology that seeks to develop a Black national identity
- Black Power and the American MythBlack Power and the American Myth is a 1970 book by C. T. Vivian that analyzes the civil r
- Black Power in the CaribbeanBlack Power in the Caribbean refers to political and social movements in the Caribbean reg
- Black power movement1960s to 1980s African-American social movement
- Black Power movement in MontrealThe Black Power Movement in Montreal in the 1960s was a period of rediscovering black iden
- Black prideMovement encouraging black people to embrace their African heritage and culture
- Black Radical CongressThe Black Radical Congress (BRC) is an organization founded in 1998 in Chicago. It is a gr
- Black Rednecks and White Liberals2005 book by Thomas Sowell
- Black Spring (Algeria)The Black Spring (Kabyle: Tafsut Taberkant) was a series of protests and political demonst
- Black Star of AfricaSymbol of Africa and Ghana
- Black studiesAcademic field focusing on peoples of the African diaspora and Africa
- Black theologyTheological perspective
- Black Wednesday1992 UK financial crisis
- Blackfeet musicBlackfoot music is the music of the Blackfoot people (best translated in the Blackfoot lan
- BlackshirtsParamilitary of the Italian National Fascist Party
- Bland–Allison ActThe Bland–Allison Act, also referred to as the Grand Bland Plan of 1878, was an act of the
- Blockade of CebuFailed Portuguese naval action in 1568
- Blood and Iron (speech)1862 speech by Otto von Bismarck
- Blood and soilNationalist slogan
- Blood libelAntisemitic trope
- Blue in cultureThe color blue has been important in culture, politics, art and fashion since ancient time
- Blue lawLegal restrictions designated for Sunday activity
- Blue Laws (Connecticut)The Blue Laws of the Colony of Connecticut are an invented set of harsh statutes governing
- Blue Shirts SocietyUltranationalist faction within the Kuomintang
- Blue Star WiccaBlue Star Wicca is one of a number of Wiccan traditions, and was created in the United Sta
- Bluzhev (Hasidic dynasty)Bluzhev (also spelled Bluzhov or Bluzov) is a Hasidic dynasty originating in Błażowa, Pola
- Board of WarThe Board of War, also known as the Board of War and Ordnance, was created by the Second C
- BobovacBobovac (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Бобовац) a historic site, was a fortified royal capital
- Boeing 787 DreamlinerTwin-aisle airliner family
- Bogdanovka concentration campRomanian concentration camp for Jews in Transnistria Governorate
- Boii (Bohemia)Celtic people of La Tène Bohemia and Moravia
- BolshevismRevolutionary Marxist ideology
- Bolzano Transit CampConcentration camp in Bolzano, Italy
- Book burningPractice of destroying, books or other written material
- Book of Common PrayerPrayer book used in most Anglican churches
- Book of Common Prayer (1662)Anglican liturgical book
- Book of ConcordHistoric doctrinal standard of the Lutheran Church
- Book of ElchasaiThe Book of Elchasai or the Book of Elxai is a lost prophetic book, written during the rei
- Book of RitesChinese classic text
- Book of the Later Han5th-century Chinese history book
- Bosnia VilayetThe Bosnia Vilayet was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empi
- Bosut cultureThracian archaeological culture
- Bourbon Reforms18th-century reforms in Spain
- Bourbon Restoration in FranceMonarchy of France from 1815 to 1830
- Bourne FreeBourne Free is an annual pride festival in Bournemouth, England.
- Boxer CodexSpanish illuminated manuscript
- Brazilian Constituent Assembly (1823)The Brazilian Constituent Assembly of 1823 was the first constituent assembly of Brazil, i
- Brazilian War of Independence1822–1825 war between Portugal and Brazil
- Brazzaville Conference1944 Free France meeting in French Equatorial Africa
- Bread and circusesFigure of speech referring to a superficial means of appeasement
- Break-up of the BeatlesAccount of the factors leading to the Beatles' dissolution
- Breton nationalismRegional nationalism associated with the region of Brittany in France
- BretwaldaBretwalda (also brytenwalda and bretenanwealda, sometimes capitalised) is an Old English w
- Brezhnev DoctrineForeign policy justifying intervention in the Soviet Bloc
- BrichaUnderground organized migration 1944-48
- BridlePiece of equipment used to direct a horse
- Bring Us TogetherAmerican political slogan
- Bristol PrideBristol Pride is an annual festival in the city of Bristol, championing equality and diver
- Brit milahJewish religious male circumcision ceremony
- British Empire ExhibitionColonial exhibition held in 1924 and 1925
- British History OnlineDigital library of sources on history
- British leftPolitical parties and movements in the United Kingdom
- British nationalismPolitical ideology and movement in the United Kingdom
- British North AmericaBritish possessions from 1783 to 1907
- Britons Publishing SocietyBritons Publishing Society, founded in 1923, was an offshoot of The Britons. According to
- Brnjica cultureCentral Balkan archaeological culture
- Bronocice potThe Bronocice pot (Polish: Waza z Bronocic) is a ceramic vase incised with one of the earl
- Bronze Age EuropeArcheological age, 3200–600 BC
- BrowderismAmerican variant of Marxism–Leninism
- BructeriGermanic tribe
- Brumaire2nd month of the French Republican calendar
- BrygesPeople of the Ancient Balkans
- Bu of WaBu of Wa (武) was a Japanese king in the late 5th century (middle Kofun era).
- Buchenwald concentration campNazi concentration camp in Germany
- Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemeteryArchaeological site in the United Kingdom
- Budapest GhettoNazi ghetto for Jews in Hungary
- Buddhism in Sri LankaTheravada Buddhism is the largest and official religion of Sri Lanka, practiced by 69.8% o
- Buddhist mythologyThe Buddhist traditions have created and maintained a vast body of mythological literature
- BugandaBantu kingdom within Uganda
- Bukharan Jewish cuisineTraditional cuisine of the Bukharian Jewish community
- Bukharan JewsJewish subgroup of Central Asia
- Bukharian languageJudeo-Persian dialect of Central Asia
- BundismSecular Jewish socialist movement
- BunnaJapanese era from 1352 to 1356
- Burebista1st-century BC Thracian king of the Getae and Dacians
- Burial in Anglo-Saxon EnglandDetails of Anglo-Saxon burials in England
- BuridavaDacian town; now located in Stolniceni, Vâlcea, Romania
- Burmese calendarBurmese lunisolar calendar
- Bury ChronicleMedieval English chronicle
- Bush familyAmerican political family and former first family
- Business historyBusiness history is a historiographical field which examines the history of firms, busines
- Butuan Ivory SealButuan Ivory Seal, Philippines
- Byzantine calendarOrthodox calendar used c. 691–1728
- Byzantine Dark AgesEra of the Byzantine Empire in the 7th and 8th centuries
- Byzantine Empire under the Amorian dynastyPeriod of Byzantine history from 820 to 867
- Byzantine literature of the Heraclian dynastyByzantine literature from 610 to 717 under the Heraclian dynasty
- Byzantine North AfricaHistorical period (6th-8th c.)
- Byzantine PapacyByzantine domination of the Roman papacy, 537 to 752