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bikini How the word bikini came to apply to the skimpy two-piece swimsuit has been a linguistic mystery since 1947, when bikinis were first seen on the beaches of the French Riviera, a year after the United States began testing atom bombs on the Bikini atoll of the Marshall Islands. So...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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ON THIS DAY.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England)
; in 1956 the USA dropped the H-bomb on Bikini Atoll island.
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Recent opening of Bikini Atoll attracts experienced divers
The Journal Record
; The Navy Helldivers remain in place on the hangar deck of the U.S.S. Saratoga aircraft carrier, their wings folded and cockpits open, just as they were half a century ago. The 16-inch guns of the Nagato, the Japanese battleship from which Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto planned and directed the Dec. 7,
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Deep into fleet explorations
Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; face=+Bold; Ghost Fleet: The Sunken Ships of Bikini Atoll:face=-Bold; Many of the most famous ships involved with U.S. testing of atomic weapons at Bikini Atoll after World War II were sacrificed in the experiment. American, Japanese and German aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers
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WITNESS TO HISTORY
Dayton Daily News
; ... Crossroads during his training at Great Lakes, Ill. `There was some mention of these tests coming up,' he told the Dayton Daily News in 1984. `They left you the impression that it would be on a voluntary basis . . . I don't know if you know too much about the ...
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For the Good of Mankind: a History of the People of Bikini and Their Islands.(Book Review)
The Contemporary Pacific
; ... Niedenthal. Second Edition. Majuro, Marshall Islands: Bravo Publishers, 2001. ISBN 982-9050-02-5; xviii + 264 pages, figures, maps, photographs, appendixes, bibliography, index. US$16.99. Jack Niedenthal's work is a labor of love. After Ralph Waltz, Niedenthal ...
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PLAY LIST
The Sunday Herald
; Triptych 05 DJs choose records by Triptych 05 artists Simon Raymonde was a founding member of the ethereal Cocteau Twins, who subsequently went into producing. Now he runs the always-interesting Bella Union label - the home of The Czars and Bikini Atoll, among many others - and he's also coming up
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Discovery Channel.
Multichannel News
; BETHESDA, MD. -- Discovery Channel said its next Shark Week, Aug. 8 through Aug. 15, will include a live special for the first time -- the two-hour Live from a Shark Cage -- to be taped at Bikini Atoll. A tie-in Ship Off to Shark Week consumer sweepstakes, from June 30 through July 22, will offer a
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Triptych 05
Evening Times
; THE Bella Union label will be hosting a showcase event next Friday night at TripTych featuring a three-band bill at the refurbished Renfrew Ferry. The Czars, Bikini Atoll and Josh Martinez will grace the Ferry at its new home on the other side of the Clyde, opposite its previous home. Founded by
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John B. Griffin, 79 Navy commander, salvage expert
The Boston Globe
; Cmdr. John B. Griffin of Woburn, a Navy diver and salvage expert who helped oversee atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston. He was 79. Cmdr. Griffin was born in Woburn and educated in the Woburn school system and at the Somerville Trade School. He
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+News+Service) "The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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10 questions and answers about SpongeBob and his friends.
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)
; Stephen Hillenburg answers 10 pretty serious questions about SpongeBob and his friends Things we had to know, so we asked: Q. Why does SpongeBob live in a pineapple house? A. It's all part of that tiki culture/surf culture. It's a common image. It's fruity, colorful, and I imagine it smells good in
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