The Fifty Most Important Phenomena in

　　Twentieth Century American Popular Culture History

　　50) Camping Culture(校園文化)

　　-The Millions in Our National Parks

　　49) The Resort Vacation Fantasy (度假勝地?)

　　-From Hotel del Coronado to Key West to South Beach to Hawaii

　　48) Youth and Extreme Sports (極限運動)

　　-From Skateboarding to Snowboarding

　　47) Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Pop Art (大眾藝術?)

　　-Even the Desert Arts Communities Popularized by Georgia O'Keefe

　　46) The Mall (?中文對應詞是啥?誰知道?)

　　-And What about the Department Store?

　　45) Self-Alterations (改造自己的身體?)

　　-From Tattoos (紋身)to Piercings to Plastic Surgery

　　44) Talkies (有聲電影)

　　-Who Could Forget Al Jolsen's Rendition of "Sonny Boy"?

　　43) CDs

　　42) American International and Teen Pics (這個是啥?)

　　41) Surf Culture (沖浪運動?)

　　-From the Beach Boys to Annette

　　40) Film Noir 具有悲觀(或宿命論)色彩的影片

　　39) The Seattle Sound (西雅圖之聲?)

　　-How Nirvana Changed Rock

　　38) The Workout Culture (這個又是什么?)

　　-Remember John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis in Perfect?

　　37) Video Games (電視游戲)

　　-The Road from Pinball

　　36) The Musical Film (音樂影片?和NTV有啥區別)

　　-From the Golden Age of Hollywood to Moulin Rouge

　　35) The Children's Book Serial (兒童文學系列)

　　-From Dr. Suess to Harry Potter --哈力波特 忽忽!!!

　　34) Cartoons (Print and Television) (卡通)

　　-What Is American Popular Culture without Snoopy in Our Newspapers or the Roadrunner on Saturday Morning?

　　33) The Kid Show (兒童演出?)

　　-From Sesame Street to Barney

　　32) MTV and the Music Video

　　31) The College Sports Phenomenon (大學體育運動)

　　-Especially Saturday Football!

　　30) Disney (抵死你! 哇)

　　29) National Tabloids (小報)and Newspapers

　　-From The National Inquirer to USA Today

　　28) The Space Obsession (太空?)

　　-From the First Man on the Moon to UFOs

　　-From I Dream of Jeannie to The X Files

　　27) The Super Hero (超人系列)

　　-From Comic Books to Feature Film

　　26) The Western and the Cult of the Cowboy (西部、牛仔)

　　25) The Soap Opera (肥皂劇)

　　24) Pop and Pulp Fiction Novels/Novelists (通俗小說)

　　23) Max Factor and Make-up (這個是什么?)

　　22) The Television Talk Show (TALK SHOW的中文對應詞是啥?)

　　-From Phil Donahue to Jerry Springer to Oprah

　　21) The Pop Music Star(s) (通俗歌手)

　　-Who Could Ignore Madonna, Britney Spears, the Spice Girls, and the

　　Omni-present Boy Bands like N Sync?

　　20) The Explosion of Mass Advertising and Marketing(大眾廣告和市場運做?)

　　-From Major Labels (Coke and Levis) to Infomercials to Shopping

　　Channels to the Japanese Marketing Explosion (Hello Kitty, Pokemon)

　　-Remember Darren on Bewitched?

　　19) Disco (The 1970s) (迪斯科)

　　-The Night Lifestyle

　　-The Bee Gees

　　-Cocaine

　　-Studio 54

　　18) The Situation Comedy (什么劇種?)

　　17) The Video Revolution (1970-2000) (電視革命?)

　　16) The Nickelodeon Boom (1905-7) (這個是什么?)

　　15) The Culture/Class/Race/Sex Revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s (六、七十年代的文化/階級/種族/性革命)

　　-Civil Rights Movement

　　-Feminist Movement

　　-War Protests

　　-Marijuana

　　-Long Hair

　　14) The Gramophone/Record Making/Tin Pan Alley Songwriters (???)

　　13) Big Band and Swing (????)

　　-And the Crooners During That Time and Following…Bing Crosby,

　　Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Frankie Laine, Frank Sinatra

　　-And What about the Ladies? Kay Starr? Jo Stafford? Doris Day?

　　12) Fast-food Restaurants (快餐文化)

　　11) Cable Television (有線電視)

　　-The Channel Explosion of the 1990s

　　-Satellite Dishes

　　10) The Jazz Age (爵士時代)

　　-Jazz and Blues Influences on Music

　　-Speakeasies and Gin Joints and Mobs and Prohibition

　　-F. Scott Fitzgerald and, of course, Zelda

　　-The Harlem Renaissance

　　9) The Development of "Hollywood" and the "Cult" of the "Star" (好賴物的發展以及“大腕”文化?)

　　-Starting with the Silent Film

　　-Polished Up in the Fifties with Figures like Elvis Presley and Marilyn

　　Monroe

　　8) The Love Affair with Cars (和汽車有關的愛?倒~~)

　　-What about That Man Named Ford and His Assembly Line?

　　7) The Proliferation of Professional Sports (職業體育運動)

　　-MLB, NBA, NFL, Wrestling, Nascar etc.

　　-And Finally...Women's Professional Sports

　　6) The Personal Computer and the Internet (個人電腦和網絡)

　　5) The Rise of Radio (電臺的崛起?)

　　-From Serials to Live Music Shows to Rock

　　-DJs!

　　4) The Sexual Revolution (性解放運動)

　　-Mini Skirts

　　-Helen Gurley Brown and Cosmopolitan

　　-The Birth Control Pill

　　-Pornography (Especially Playboy and Hustler)

　　-Boob Jobs

　　-Strip Clubs

　　3) Feature Length Films (這個是什么?)

　　-Who Was That D. W. Griffeth Anyway?

　　2) The Advent of Rock and Roll (搖滾的發展)

　　-1950s Motown...Chuck Berry, Little Richard (Black Impact on Music Still Lives Today with Rap and Hip-Hop)

　　-Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly etc.

　　-1960s British Invasion (From the Beatles to the Rolling Stones)

　　-The American Counter with Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Woodstock etc.

　　...And the Most Important Moment in Twentieth Century American Popular Culture History (Drumroll Please)...

　　1) The Invention of Television　(電視的發明)