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Burning bush
The burning bush, in the biblical narrative of Exodus 3, burned with fire without being consumed, and from it God revealed his name and commissioned Moses to free Israel.
Burning of books and burying of scholars
Fenshu kengru (焚書坑儒): the 213 BCE Qin burning of the Odes, Documents, and hundred schools' texts on Li Si's proposal, and the disputed 212 BCE live burial of 460 scholars under Qin Shi Huang.
Burning of Jan Hus
The burning of Jan Hus was the execution by fire of the Czech priest and reformer Jan Hus, condemned as a heretic by the Council of Constance in 1415.
Burning of Persepolis
The Burning of Persepolis (سقوط تخت جمشید) was the deliberate burning of Persepolis's palaces by Alexander the Great's troops in the spring of 330 BC.
Burning of the codices under Itzcoatl
The burning of the codices under Itzcoatl (Quema de los códices por Itzcóatl) was the destruction of earlier Mexica pictorial books in Tenochtitlan, ordered so a new official history could be written.
Burning of the Old Summer Palace
The burning of the Old Summer Palace was the plunder and destruction of the Qing emperor's Yuanmingyuan and other imperial gardens in Beijing by Anglo-French troops in October 1860.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington (August 24-25, 1814) was the British capture and burning of the U.S. capital during the War of 1812, destroying the Capitol, White House, and other public buildings, widely framed as retaliation for the American burning of York, Upper Canada, in 1813.
Burning Sun scandal
Burning Sun scandal: 2019 South Korean scandal around the Gangnam nightclub co-run by BIGBANG's Seungri, involving drugs, prostitution, illegal spycam chatrooms, police bribery and collusion; Jung Joon-young received 6 years, Choi Jong-hoon 5 years.
Burr conspiracy
Burr conspiracy: alleged 1804–1807 plot by former Vice President Aaron Burr to detach the western US and Louisiana Territory, seize Spanish Mexico; ended with his 1807 Richmond treason trial before John Marshall and acquittal.
Burr–Hamilton duel
The Burr–Hamilton duel was a pistol duel fought at Weehawken, New Jersey, in 1804, in which Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton, who died the next day.
Burra katha
Burrakatha (Telugu: బుర్ర కథ), also written Burra Katha, is an oral storytelling and ballad-drama tradition of Telugu-speaking India, where a lead performer narrates, sings, and dances with a tambura while two drummers accompany.
Burrill Capital
Burrill Capital Fund IV was a San Francisco life-sciences venture capital fund founded by G. Steven Burrill, which raised about $200 million and was transferred to Biomark Capital in 2014.
Bursa Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia is Malaysia's stock exchange and frontline capital market regulator, with 1,102 listed companies, RM2.1 trillion in equity market capitalization, and the most ASEAN IPOs in 2024 and 2025.
Bursary
Bursary: non-repayable student financial aid awarded mainly on financial need, distinct from merit-based scholarships and government grants; covers UK 16-19 and NHS schemes, Ireland's 1916 Bursary, NSFAS, and OECD support systems.
Burst of Joy
Burst of Joy, also known by its Spanish retrospective title, is Sal Veder's 1973 Associated Press photograph of POW Lt. Col. Robert Stirm reunited with his family at Travis AFB; it won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize.
Burt Baskin
Burt Baskin was an American businessman who co-founded the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain with his brother-in-law Irv Robbins, dating to 1945 in Glendale, California, and known for its 31 flavors.
Burt Jones
Burt Jones is an American Republican politician serving as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia and President of the Georgia State Senate, after six years as a state senator.
Burton Malkiel
Burton Gordon Malkiel, born 1932, is an American economist at Princeton University who popularized the efficient-market hypothesis through A Random Walk Down Wall Street and decades of advocating low-cost index funds.
Burundian Civil War
The Burundian Civil War was an internal armed conflict in Burundi fought from 1993 to 2005, triggered by the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye, between the Tutsi-dominated army and Hutu rebels.
Burundian Civil War peace process
The Burundian Civil War peace process was the regional mediation from 1995 to 2009 that ended Burundi's civil war, centering on the 2000 Arusha Agreement.
Burundian franc
The Burundian franc (ISO code BIF) is the sole legal tender of Burundi, issued by the central bank in notes of 100 to 10,000 francs.
Burushaski (بروشسکی)
Burushaski (بروشسکی), also known as Hunzai, is a language isolate spoken by roughly 100,000 Burusho people in the Hunza, Nagar, and Yasin valleys of northern Pakistan, with no proven relationship to any other language family.
Burusho people
Burusho (Burúśo), Karakoram mountain people of the Hunza, Nagar, and Yasin valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, plus a Srinagar diaspora; speakers of Burushaski, a language isolate with Hunza, Nagar, and Yasin (Werchikwar) varieties, traditionally mir-ruled and terraced-farming.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 573 U.S. 682 (2014): 5-4 Supreme Court ruling holding that RFRA lets closely held for-profit corporations with religious objections, like Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood, refuse ACA contraceptive coverage.
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections choose the 51 councillors of Bury in Greater Manchester, elected by thirds across 17 wards. The 2026 election gave Reform UK its first council seats.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a 1970 nonfiction book by Dee Brown recounting the destruction of Native American peoples, told largely from their own point of view.
Buryats
Buryats (буряад), a Mongolic-speaking Siberian people around Lake Baikal, live divided across Russia, Mongolia, and China after 20th-century migrations; mostly Buddhists with shamanist traditions, they cluster genetically with South Siberian Turkic groups.
Burying of the scholars
The burying of the scholars (坑儒) was a Qin dynasty persecution triggered by two alchemists who fled after criticizing the First Emperor, remembered with the burning of books.
Busaidi dynasty
The Busaidi dynasty, also called Al Bu Sa'id (آل بوسعيد), is the Omani ruling family, founded in 1744 when Ahmad bin Said was elected imam.
Busan temporary capital
The Busan temporary capital (피란수도) is the role Busan held as South Korea's seat of government during most of the Korean War, from 1950 to 1953.