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Intercontinental Correspondence University
The Intercontinental Correspondence University (sometimes called the Intercontinental University) was an educational institution founded in Washington, D.C., in 1904 by several nationally prominent figures including U.S. Senators Chauncey Depew of New York and George F. Hoar of Massachusetts, Chaplain of the United States Senate Edward Everett Hale, and Supreme Court Justice David J. Brewer,To Furnish Knowledge For The Whole World , ''Pittsburgh Weekly Gazette'' (August 11, 1904), p. 2. remaining active for the rest of the 1900s and into the 1910s. The institution was unable to turn a profit, and went into receivership in 1913, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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InterContinental Hotels & Resorts by IHG is a British-American luxury hotel brand created in 1946 by Pan American World Airways, Pan Am founder Juan Trippe. It has been part of UK-based IHG Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental Hotels Group since 1998. As of January 2023, there were 208 InterContinental hotels worldwide, with 70,287 rooms. History Early years In 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Juan Trippe, President of Pan American World Airways, Pan Am, discussed their concern for Latin America's need for development funds at a White House breakfast. The two men thought that one way to attract businessmen and tourists would be to offer luxury hotels in key cities. Trippe contacted Statler Hotels' chief executive H.B. Callis, and his company undertook a feasibility study, but the company decided the program would be too expensive. Trippe contacted multiple other US hotel chains, but none showed interest. Roosevelt requested that Pan Am take the lead in developing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
