March 1, 1954 –
The first hydrogen bomb was detonated on this date. Even though the bomb was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb exploded there in 1946, no islanders were evacuated this time. Almost 300 people suffered radiation exposure. The test was so successful that it blew the once happy island into tiny bits that came to be known collectively as the Bikini Atoll.
Shrewd fashion moguls in France put two and two together and invented bell bottoms.
And so it goes
The Haus of Dcaligari 