United Nations General Assembly
• UNGA was established in 1945
• The General Assembly occupies a central position as the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations.
Bette Midler
• Actress, comedian and singer Bette Midler also known (by her informal stage name) as The Divine Miss M.
• During her more...
Chamber Magic Steve Cohen
• The first Chamber Magic show at the Waldorf Towers was on September 7, 2001. It was in suite 42R.
• Steve Cohen started practicing magic at age 6...
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• The US ambassador to the UN has lived in the hotel since the inception of the UN in 1945.
• 42A is the official residence of the Ambassador...
Conrad “Connie” Hilton
• Conrad Hilton acquired his fame as the hotelman who owned prestigious landmark hotels: The Waldorf=Astoria, The Plaza, the Steven’s (at one time the largest hotel in the world, now called...
Oscar Tschirky
• 1866 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland – November 6, 1950 in New Paltz, New York
• Oscar left New York’s restaurant Delmonico’s to join the staff of The Waldorf...
General Douglas MacArthur
• General of the Army Douglas MacArthur served his country as a soldier for more than 60 years. He achieved the highest acclaim for his exploits as a grand strategist in World...
Benny Goodman
• Benny Goodman, known as the King of Swing, played to packed houses in the Empire Room starting in 1938. He did not play regularly in the supper club format; his...
The Explorers Club
• The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. Since its...
New York Intellectual Property Law Association
• 1st meeting of the Association, at the time called NY County Lawyers Association, was on Nov. 29th 1921. 2nd meeting of the Association, name changed to NY Patent Law Association,...
