![History Photographed on Twitter: "A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957 The word bikini was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard who invented it. History Photographed on Twitter: "A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957 The word bikini was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard who invented it.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhYXz8_VEAEKpwo.jpg:large)
History Photographed on Twitter: "A policeman issues a ticket to a woman for wearing a bikini, 1957 The word bikini was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard who invented it.
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The Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Revolution: The Story of the First Bikini - The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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