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Baylor University

Baylor University, chartered February 1, 1845 by the Republic of Texas, is a private Christian research university in Waco, Texas, the oldest continually operating university in Texas and the world's largest Baptist university, R1-designated since 2021 with about 19,858 students.

Baylor University sexual assault scandal

Baylor University sexual assault scandal: 2011-2015 Title IX failures involving the football program, exposed by the 2016 Pepper Hamilton review, which ousted president Ken Starr and coach Art Briles and led to NCAA probation and lawsuits.

Bayo Alaba

Bayo Alaba (Adebayo Alaba), British politician, Labour then Independent MP for Southend East and Rochford since 4 July 2024; first Labour MP for the seat, majority 4,027; former Parachute Regiment reservist; suspended from Labour August 2026 over Covid bounceback loans.

Bayonet Constitution

The Bayonet Constitution is the popular name for the 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, which King Kalākaua signed under threat of armed force, stripping the monarchy of most executive power.

Bayramzâde Zekeriyyâ Efendi

Bayramzâde Zekeriyyâ Efendi was an Ottoman scholar who served as şeyhülislâm, the state's chief mufti, under Sultan Murad III from 1592 until his death in 1593.

Bayrou government

The Bayrou government was the French cabinet under Prime Minister François Bayrou, 14 December 2024 to 9 September 2025, a minority coalition that survived eight censure motions before becoming the first Fifth Republic government to lose a 49.1 confidence vote.

Baysari

Baysari (بيساري), fully Badr al-Din Baysari, was a Kipchak mamluk amir of the Mamluk sultanate of Egypt and a close companion of Sultan Baybars, fighting at Ayn Jalut in 1260.

Bayshore Global Management

Bayshore Global Management is the single-family office of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2005 to manage his wealth and philanthropy.

Baysunghur

Baysunghur (بایسنقر میرزا) was a Timurid prince of Herat (1397–1433), son and de facto heir of Shahrukh, who made Herat a leading center of manuscript painting and calligraphy.

Baysunghur Album

The Baysunghur Album is an album of collected calligraphic samples compiled for the Timurid prince Baysunghur (1397–1433), and is among the earliest extant Persian albums, or muraqqa.

Bayt al-Mal

Bayt al-Mal (بيت المال), meaning "House of Money," was the public treasury of the Islamic state that collected revenues such as zakat, kharaj, and booty and funded salaries, military expenses, and public works.

BayWa

BayWa is a Munich-based trading and services group founded in 1923 by Bavarian agricultural cooperatives, with about 22,700 employees in 56 countries and revenues of €21.1 billion in 2024.

Baz Bahadur

Baz Bahadur (باز بهادر), born Miyan Bayezid, was the last independent sultan of Malwa in central India, defeated by Akbar's forces in 1561 and remembered for his love of Rupmati.

Bazar de la Charité

Bazar de la Charité: Paris Catholic charity bazaar institution whose 4 May 1897 sale on rue Jean-Goujon ended in a fire ignited by ether vapours of a Lumière Cinématographe lamp, killing about 117-130, mostly aristocratic women, including Duchess Sophie-Charlotte of Alençon.

Bazaya

Bazaya (Akkadian Bāzāia) was an early Old Assyrian ruler of the city of Aššur, listed fifty-second in the Assyrian King List as son of Iptar-Sin, with a recorded 28-year reign.

Bazen of Axum

Bazen of Axum is an early king of Aksum in the Ethiopian king lists, traditionally reigning when Christ was born in the eighth year of his rule.

Bazhuayu Online Travel (八爪鱼在线旅游发展有限公司) (八爪鱼在线旅游)

Bazhuayu Online Travel is a Chinese B2B online travel distribution platform founded by Yuan Dong in December 2011 and headquartered in the China–Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park.

Bazi (king of Mari)

Bazi is a legendary early ruler of Mari on the Euphrates, listed in the Sumerian King List as a leather worker who reigned 30 years.

Bazi dynasty

The Bazi dynasty, also the Bit-Bazi dynasty, was the sixth dynasty of Babylon, a short line of three kings who ruled Babylonia from about 1005 to 986 BC.

BB&T

BB&T, short for Branch Banking and Trust Company, was an American bank holding company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, founded in 1872, that merged with SunTrust in 2019.

BBC

The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is the UK's public service broadcaster, founded 1922, chartered 1927, funded by the £180 TV licence fee, regulated by Ofcom, with its current Royal Charter expiring 31 December 2027 amid a funding and governance review.

BBC Alba

BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic-language television channel operated by the BBC and MG ALBA, launched in 2008 as the first dedicated Gaelic-medium channel in history.

BBC America

BBC America is an American cable and satellite channel broadcasting BBC dramas, comedies, and documentaries; launched in 1998, it has been wholly owned by AMC Networks since 2024.

BBC Breakfast

BBC Breakfast is the BBC's morning news programme on BBC One and the BBC News channel, launched as Breakfast Time on 17 January 1983, Europe's first regular breakfast TV service, presented from Salford since 2012.

BBC Choice

BBC Choice was a BBC digital television channel launched 23 September 1998, the first British channel broadcast exclusively in digital format and the BBC's first new general channel since BBC2 in 1964; it closed 8 February 2003, replaced by BBC Three.

BBC Cymru Wales

BBC Cymru Wales, also known as BBC Wales, is the BBC's national broadcaster for Wales, producing television, radio, and online services in English and Welsh for 3.1 million people.

BBC Four

BBC Four is the BBC's UK digital channel for arts, culture and international factual programming, launched 2 March 2002 to replace BBC Knowledge, broadcasting nightly from 7pm as an intellectually enriching alternative to mainstream BBC channels.

BBC Hausa

BBC Hausa is the Hausa-language service of the BBC World Service, the BBC's first African language service, launched 13 March 1957. It serves northern Nigeria and Niger via shortwave, FM relays, online and social media, with tens of millions of weekly listeners.

BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer is the BBC's UK-only on-demand and live streaming service, launched Christmas Day 2007 from the iMP project, offering 30-day catch-up, archive, and live channels on certified devices.

BBC News

BBC News is the news division of the British Broadcasting Corporation, founded 1922, the UK's most used news source and a leading global broadcaster. Known for charter-bound impartiality, 467 million weekly international audience, and the 2025 Panorama Trump-edit resignations.