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"The worst thing in 1954 was the Bikini" is not a reference to swimsuit fashion, but rather to atomic bomb testing on Bikini Island in 1954.
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954
March 1, 1954 - Nuclear testing: Officials announce that an American hydrogen bomb test had been conducted on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
Also from Wikipedia.org:
bikini - (lowercase 'b') women's two-piece swimsuit
Bikini - (uppercase 'B') Island and Atoll in Pacific Ocean.
The bikini swimsuit is named after Bikini Island, because the anticipated burst of excitement it would cause would be comparable to that of an atomic bomb exploding on Bikini Island.
"The worst thing in 1954 was the Bikini" is not a reference to swimsuit fashion, but rather to atomic bomb testing on Bikini Island in 1954.
I found the following info:
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954
March 1, 1954 - Nuclear testing: Officials announce that an American hydrogen bomb test had been conducted on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean
Also from Wikipedia.org:
bikini - (lowercase 'b') women's two-piece swimsuit
Bikini - (uppercase 'B') Island and Atoll in Pacific Ocean.
The bikini swimsuit is named after Bikini Island, because the anticipated burst of excitement it would cause would be comparable to that of an atomic bomb exploding on Bikini Island.