Badgary: Nigeria’s Slave Port
It’s not the proudest point of Nigerian history, but many feel that it is an important one to remember. Today many of the descendents return to this spot to learn about their heritage.
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
History
The Far East’s Five Star Futurists: The Sarkies Brothers
The legendary Sarkies Brothers: Armenian merchants Martin, Tigran, Aviet and Arshak , arrived in Asia from Persia in the mid 19th century and established Asia’s first chain of luxury hotels.
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Lord Leighton: Artist and Orientalist
Leighton House in Holland Park , London , was the home of Frederic Leighton, a leading Victorian artist , orientalist and collector.
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Albert Einstein‘s Forgotten Wife
Albert Einstein developed his theory of relativity in Bern in 1905 and the humble apartment where Einstein lived with his young family between 1903 and 1905 while working in the Bern patent office which has now been turned into a museum.
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The Legend of William Tell
In a centre town square in Interlaken a heroic bronze figure, a stern, sturdy, bearded man in homespun clothes, crossbow over his shoulder, stands with his arm around a barefooted boy.
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