7.05.17 On This Date In 1946, Louis Reard, a French designer, unveiled a two-piece swimsuit at a popular Parisian pool. The term “bikini” came from an American atomic test that occurred off the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean a few days before.

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Holly Brenza
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Holly Brenza, health enews contributor, is a public affairs coordinator on the content team at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago.