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By Series - Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series

1. 60 Minutes Becomes the First Televised Newsmagazine
2. Aalto Designs Villa Mairea
3. The Abbey Theatre Heralds the Celtic Revival
4. ABC Begins Its Own Network Television Service
5. ABC Makes a Landmark Deal with Disney
6. Abstract Painting in America Opens in New York
7. Adams’ Nixon in China Premieres
8. Agnes de Mille Choreographs Rodeo
9. Ailey Founds His Dance Company
10. Akalaitis’ Green Card Confronts Audiences with Harsh Realities
11. Alexander Battles to Save the National Endowment for the Arts
12. All in the Family Introduces a New Style of Television Comedy
13. All Quiet on the Western Front Stresses the Futility of War
14. Allen’s Annie Hall Captures Complexities of 1970’s Life
15. Amahl and the Night Visitors Premieres on American Television
16. The American Dream Establishes Albee as the Voice of Pessimism
17. American Science Fiction Enjoys Its Golden Age
18. The Amos ’n’ Andy Radio Show Goes on the Air
19. Apocalypse Now Is Hailed as the Ultimate Vietnam War Film
20. Apollinaire Defines Cubism in The Cubist Painters
21. Armstrong First Records with His Hot Five Group
22. The Art of Radio Develops from Early Broadcast Experience
23. Artists Find Inspiration in African Tribal Art
24. Arts and Architecture Magazine Initiates the Case Study Program
25. ASCAP Is Founded to Protect Musicians’ Rights
26. The AT&T Building Exemplifies Postmodernism
27. The Autobiography of Malcolm X Is Published
28. Avant-garde Art in the Armory Show Shocks American Viewers
29. Avant-garde Artists in Dresden Form Die Brücke
30. Baker Dances in La Revue nègre
31. Baker Establishes The 47 Workshop at Harvard
32. Balanchine and Kirstein Make New York a World Center for Ballet
33. Balanchine’s Serenade Inaugurates American Ballet
34. Baldwin Voices Black Rage in The Fire Next Time
35. The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Finds New Leadership
36. Baraka’s Dutchman Dramatizes Racial Hatred
37. Bartók and Kodály Begin to Collect Hungarian Folk Songs
38. Baryshnikov Becomes Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre
39. Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project Debuts
40. The Beat Movement Rejects Mainstream Values
41. The Beatles Release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
42. The Beatles Revolutionize Popular Music
43. Beauvoir’s The Second Sex Anticipates the Women’s Movement
44. Beckett’s Trilogy Pushes Against the Frontiers of Fiction
45. The Bedbug and The Bathhouse Exemplify Revolutionary Theater
46. Behan’s The Hostage Is Presented by the Theatre Workshop
47. Behrens Designs the AEG Turbine Factory
48. Bergson’s Creative Evolution Inspires Artists and Thinkers
49. Berg’s Lulu Opens in Zurich
50. Berg’s Wozzeck Premieres in Berlin