History of the bikini: How it came to America.
The bikini and the bomb
Bikini Atoll - Wikipedia
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How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
Bikini Atoll Revolutionized the Swimsuit 70 Years Ago
TIL that the bikini is named after Bikini Atoll, a nuclear weapons testing site, because the creator thought it would provoke in onlookers a similar reaction to gazing at an atomic bomb :
You Can Dive At Bikini Atoll, But No One Can Live There
Josselin Brémaud on Twitter: "The bikini first revealed #OTD in 1946. Named after the US nuclear tests ocurring at the same time in the Bikini atoll. #NationalBikiniDay https://t.co/Nc64cNDsHX" / Twitter
History of the Bikini - Bikini Atoll - Origin of Two Piece Swimsuits
History of the bikini: How it came to America.
The 'Bikini' was named after Bikini Atoll, a Pacific island where the US detonated its 1st peacetime nuclear weapons test four days prior. The designer, Louis Réard, hoped the name would create
Beer Named for Bikini Atoll Nuclear Testing Site Called Out | Time
Marshall Islands Program: Bikini Atoll
Welcome to Bikini Atoll
The Crazy Story of the 1946 Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Bikini Atoll History - Nuclear Testing | National Cancer Benefits Center
Bombs and the Bikini Atoll - JSTOR Daily
10 Words from Place Names | Merriam-Webster
Why Is It Called a Bikini, Anyway? | Reader's Digest
7 Surprising Facts About the Nuclear Bomb Tests at Bikini Atoll - HISTORY
Bikini Atoll Revolutionized the Swimsuit 70 Years Ago
Bikini Atoll Revolutionized the Swimsuit 70 Years Ago
Bikini Atoll' Is Still a Bad Name for a Beer - D Magazine
Bikini Atoll - Wikipedia
