The Librarian's Almanac

July 5: Bikinis in Love and War


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On this day in 1946, the bikini debuted in France, just days after an American nuclear weapon test at the Bikini Atoll.

Learn how sex and war converge throughout the Cold War in pop culture as we look at Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

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The Librarian's AlmanacBy Elizabeth Nyman