101.9 KING Radio » bikini history http://kingfm.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:39:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Day in History for July 5 – The Bikini Debuts and More http://kingfm.com/this-day-in-history-for-july-5-the-bikini-debuts-and-more/ http://kingfm.com/this-day-in-history-for-july-5-the-bikini-debuts-and-more/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:00:56 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=117835 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1865 – The Salvation Army is founded in London (More info)

1937 – The luncheon meat SPAM is introduced by the Hormel Foods Corporation (More info)

]]> http://kingfm.com/this-day-in-history-for-july-5-the-bikini-debuts-and-more/feed/ 0 Gianni Ferrari, Getty Images Secrets of the Bikini: A History Guide [PHOTOS] http://kingfm.com/secrets-of-the-bikini-a-history-guide/ http://kingfm.com/secrets-of-the-bikini-a-history-guide/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:40:44 +0000 Chip Sandalwood http://tsminteractive.com/?p=26680 Though the bikini made waves when it first appeared in the late 1940s, the origins of the revealing two-piece date back much further. Similar garments were worn by female Grecian athletes as far back as 1400 BC, while primitive artworks from Asian Minor push the garment back another 4000 years. 

]]> http://kingfm.com/secrets-of-the-bikini-a-history-guide/feed/ 0 Unable to find a traditional model for his revealing swimsuit, Réard employed 19-year-old nude dancer Micheline Bernardini to model his bikini at at a beauty contest in Paris. Credit: Getty Images