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Producer Aaron Levinson gives a history lesson on the cross-cultural phenomenon, which swept New York in the 1960s.

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Nine U.S. table tennis players made history in 1971, becoming the first Americans to visit China in more than two decades. It was a step toward U.S.-Chinese diplomatic ties. Five members of the original team recently went back for exhibition matches.

Poets laureate and other literary luminaries from all 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico recommend quintessential reads that illuminate where they live.

The London Summer Games have now become the most-watched television event in U.S. history, with a total of 219.4 viewers over 17 days of coverage. Those high ratings push London 2012 past Beijing 2008, which held the previous record of 215 million viewers.

The head of the Kentucky Supreme Court says the past 14 months have been the most challenging in the history of the modern court system.

2: Holding immigrants responsible for various health epidemics has been an American pastime for two centuries argues ALAN KRAUT, Professor of History at American University. Just as the Irish were wrongly blamed for the cholera epidemic in the 1830's so too were Haitians in Miami branded as AIDS carriers in the 1980's. His new book "Silent Travelers: Germs, Genes, & the "Immigrant Menace"" (Basic Books) traces how immigration policy and health care have been affected by xenophobia and public fears of contamination.

1: A STEREO in the studio concert and interview with singer/songwriter, guitarist RICHARD THOMPSON. He first became known for his work with "Fairport Convention." He's since gone solo and is known for his dark songs which blend elements of British folk ballads and the blues. His latest album is "Mirror Blue," (Capitol). There's also a retrospective collection of his work released last year, "Watching the Dark: The History of Richard Thompson," (on Rykodisc.) (THIS CONCERT/INTERVIEW continues into the second half of the show). .INT. 2:Stereo concert and interview with RICHARD THOMPSON continued.

Playwright, female impersonator, and now novelist CHARLES BUSCH. His play, the camp classic, "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom," was the longest-running play in Off-Broadway history. His other plays include, "Psycho Beach Party," and "Red Scare on Sunset." His latest show parodies the variety shows of the 60s, "The Charles Busch Revue," in which he makes seven costume changes in an hour and 15 minutes. BUSCH's first novel, "Whores of Lost Atlantis," (Hyperion) came out in November. (Rebroadcast from 7/29/93) BUSCH can now be seen in the film, "Addams Family Values," playing Morticia's Countess cousin