Without the bravery of a nude cabaret dancer, WW2 fabric rationing, atomic bomb testing, and the ingenuity of a French automotive engineer, we would never have the bikini!

World War II generated all kinds of inventions like the Bazooka, the Jeep, and the Atomic bomb. But what about the bikini?

0:00 Introduction
0:28 History of Women's Swimwear
0:52 WWII Fabric Rationing
1:15 French Automotive engineer Louis Reard
1:45 No one would wear it!
1:58 Nude dancer Micheline Bernardini
2:25 Bikini Atoll
2:50 First woman in History

Video credit:
National Archives https://www.archives.gov

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