| 1947 | AS LONG AS I LIVE reaches #21 on the pop charts with a recording by Benny Goodman |
| 1948 | Benny Goodman's duet with Peggy Lee of FOR EVERY MAN THERE'S A WOMAN reaches #25 on the pop charts |
| 1948 | Tony Martin's recording of HOORAY FOR LOVE reaches the top twenty on the pop charts |
| 1948 | WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE reaches the top thirty with a recording by Margaret Whiting |
| 1949 | Oscar Nomination for Best Music, Song: FOR EVERY MAN THERE'S A WOMAN from CASBAH |
| 1952 | Rosemary Clooney's cover of the 1942 #1 song BLUES IN THE NIGHT reaches the top twenty on the pop charts |
| 1953 | Frank Sinatra's cover of the 1932 hit I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING reaches #14 on the pop charts |
| 1954 | Frank Sinatra's recording of MAN THAT GOT AWAY reaches #21 on the pop charts |
| 1954 | December 30 - House of Flowers opens on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre |
| 1955 | Oscar Nomination for Best Music, Song: MAN THAT GOT AWAY, THE from A STAR IS BORN |
| 1957 | October 31 - Jamaica opens on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre |
| 1959 | December 7 - Saratoga opens on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre |
| 1986 | ASCAP Award for Most Performed Feature Film Standard on TV - OVER THE RAINBOW |
| 1986 | April 23 - Harold Arlen dies in New York City |