July 5, 1946: The Bikini Debuts at a Paris Pool

Louis Réard's bikini appeared at Paris's Piscine Molitor on 5 July 1946. Two-piece swimsuits already existed, and Jacques Heim had introduced another brief design. This episode follows the rival claims, the name borrowed from Bikini Atoll, and why a public debut is different from a first invention. This episode was produced with AI narration and scripting, with human editorial review. This episode includes AI-generated content.