This Day in History for July 5 – The Bikini Debuts and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1865 – The Salvation Army is founded in London (More info)

1937 – The luncheon meat SPAM is introduced by the Hormel Foods Corporation (More info)

1946 – The bikini swimsuit makes its debut at a Paris fashion show (More info)

1954 – Elvis Presley records his first commercial record, ‘That’s All Right (Mama)’ (More info)

1996 – The sheep Dolly becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell (More info)