1946: Bikini introduced

[Jul 5]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1946 [Bikini introduced]( On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Reard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini modeled the new fashion, which Reard dubbed "bikini," inspired by a news-making U.S. atomic test that took place off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean earlier that week... [read more »]( American Revolution 1775 [Congress adopts Olive Branch Petition »]( Automotive 1990 [Automotive safety expert Amos Neyhart dies at age 91 »]( Civil War 1861 [Union and Rebel forces clash at Carthage, Missouri »]( Cold War 1959 [U.S. visitors to Soviet exhibition in New York express their feelings »]( Crime 1921 [Sox accused of throwing World Series »]( Disaster 1970 [Pilot error causes crash in Toronto »]( General Interest 1865 [Salvation Army founded »]( 1950 [First U.S. fatality in the Korean War »]( 1996 [First successful cloning of a mammal »]( 2003 [World Health Organization declares SARS contained worldwide »]( Hollywood 1963 [Edie Falco born »]( Literary 1880 [George Bernard Shaw quits his job »]( Music 1954 [Elvis Presley records "That's All Right (Mama)" »]( Old West 1896 [Bill Doolin escapes from jail »]( Presidential 1865 [Conspirators court-martialed for plotting to kill Lincoln, Grant and Andrew Johnson »]( Sports 1975 [Ashe becomes first black man to win Wimbledon »]( Vietnam War 1966 [Governors express support for U.S. global commitments »]( World War I 1914 [Germany gives Austria-Hungary blank check assurance »]( World War II 1940 [United States passes Export Control Act »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](