The bikini swimsuit was introduced for the first time, four days after an atomic test at the Bikini Atoll.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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Davis came up with the idea of reinforcing the stress points of garments with rivets after the wife of a woodcutter asked if he could make a pair of durable trousers for her husband, and approached Strauss with a business proposal whereby Strauss would finance the paperwork and the two men would share the patent.
Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll made its debut at New York Toy Fair.
On the 20th May 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis secured the patent for riveted blue jeans.
On the 5th September 1698, Tsar Peter I of Russia – otherwise known as Peter the Great – imposed a tax on beards.
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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