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The bikini’s 60th birthday

This article by Robert Loerzel originally appeared in The Daily Southtown on July 2, 2006. Sixty years ago, the U.S. military blew up an atomic bomb over Bikini atoll. A week later, on July 5, another sort of bikini made its explosive debut. Grabbing the name “bikini” from the Pacific Ocean nuclear test that was in the… Continue reading The bikini’s 60th birthday

Published July 2, 2006
Categorized as History Tagged bikini, southtown
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