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On July 5, 1946 — 75 years ago — French designer Louis Reard unveiled a daring two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris - Frank Beacham's Journal
![French Embassy U.S. on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled his "bikini" swimsuit, which made a splash in Paris. https://t.co/TIiIrURP0h" / Twitter French Embassy U.S. on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled his "bikini" swimsuit, which made a splash in Paris. https://t.co/TIiIrURP0h" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cmm71u9XYAArtUf.jpg)
French Embassy U.S. on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled his "bikini" swimsuit, which made a splash in Paris. https://t.co/TIiIrURP0h" / Twitter
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In 1936, 15 year old Ruth Langer wore a bikini. She was a Jewish swimmer from Austria who withdrew from the Berlin Olympics. Louis Réard would be credited with [officially] inventing the
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