In 1946, the bikini bathing suit, designed by Louis Reard, made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. In 1865, William Booth founded The Salvation Army in London. In 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act, which provided for a National Labor Relations Board, and authorized labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining.
In 1940, during World War II, Britain and the Vichy government in France broke off diplomatic relations. In 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League. In 1954, Elvis Presley's first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn.
; the song he recorded was That's All Right (Mama). In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors. In 2006, Enron founder Kenneth Lay, who was facing decades in prison for one of the most sprawling business frauds in U.
S. history, died in Aspen, Colo., at age 64.
In 1946, the bikini bathing suit, designed by Louis Reard, made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris.
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