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51. Berkeley’s 42nd Street Revolutionizes Film Musicals
52. Bernstein Joins Symphonic and Jazz Elements in West Side Story
53. Berry’s “Maybellene” Popularizes Rock and Roll
54. Bessie Smith Records “Downhearted Blues”
55. The Bikini Swimsuit Is Introduced
56. Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys Define Bluegrass Music
57. Billie Holiday Begins Her Recording Career
58. The Birth of a Nation Popularizes New Film Techniques
59. Blacklisting Seriously Depletes Hollywood’s Talent Pool
60. Bonanza Becomes an American Television Classic
61. The Book-of-the-Month Club and The Literary Guild Are Founded
62. Borges’ Ficciones Transcends Traditional Realism
63. Boulanger Takes Copland as a Student
64. Brecht and Weill Collaborate on Mahagonny Songspiel
65. Brecht Founds the Berliner Ensemble
66. Breuer Designs a Building for the Whitney Museum
67. The British Broadcasting Corporation Is Chartered
68. Britten Completes Peter Grimes
69. Brooks Brothers Introduces Button-down Shirts
70. Brown Wins a Grammy for “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”
71. Buckley Founds National Review
72. Buñuel and Dalí Champion Surrealism in Un Chien andalou
73. Busoni’s Sketch for a New Aesthetic of Music Is Published
74. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Opens in Berlin
75. Capra Releases It’s a Wonderful Life
76. Captain Kangaroo Debuts
77. Carnegie Publishes His Self-Help Best-Seller
78. Caruso Records for the Gramophone and Typewriter Company
79. Casablanca Marks the Artistic Apex of 1940’s War-Themed Films
80. Catch-22 Illustrates Antiwar Sentiment
81. Cather’s My Ántonia Promotes Regional Literature
82. Celan’s Influential Atemwende Is Published
83. Céline’s Journey to the End of the Night Is Published
84. Chanel Defines Modern Women’s Fashion
85. Chaplin Produces His Masterpiece The Gold Rush
86. The Christian Science Monitor Is Founded
87. The Civil War Rivets the Attention of the United States
88. The Classic Screwball Comedy Reaches Its Height in Popularity
89. The Classic The Wizard of Oz Opens
90. Cohan’s Little Johnny Jones Premieres
91. Columbus Day Debates Reflect Cultural Diversity
92. Coppola Revives Gangster Films with The Godfather Trilogy
93. The Cosby Show Makes Television History
94. Coward’s Design for Living Epitomizes the 1930’s
95. Cranbrook Academy Begins a History of Design Excellence
96. Crane Publishes The Bridge
97. Cunningham Stages His First Dance “Event”
98. The Dada Movement Emerges at the Cabaret Voltaire
99. A Dalí Museum Opens in Figueras, Spain
100. Dallas Popularizes the Prime-time Soap Opera