Some forgotten context
Ivy Mike, first hydrogen bomb test, first megaton yield, 1952
Radioactive mud fell from the sky followed by heavy rain. 80 million tons of earth were vaporized.
Crossroads Baker, 1946
Bikini Atoll, 1946
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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"Bikini Island is well-known for two reasons. First, it, along with the rest of the atoll, was subject to numerous nuclear bomb tests. Second, the bikini swimsuit was named after this island in 1946, as the two piece swimsuit was introduced within days that the nuclear test occurred, and the name of the island was popular in the news."
From the Wikipedia entry on "Bikini Atoll"
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