Today is #NationalBikiniDay. The modern version of the two-piece swimsuit by French designer Louis Réard debuted #OTD in 1946. Réard named his creation after the Bikini Atoll where the U.S. was conducting nuclear weapons tests for Operation Crossroads. pic.twitter.com/DDpi8JyFYz
— U.S. Naval Institute (@NavalInstitute) July 5, 2023
And in newsrooms DOWN UNDER….a new “twist”
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