Bob Hayes was one of the best sprinters of his generation. Before a successful career in the NFL, the American's speed became legendary at Tokyo 1964. #StrongerTogether | Olympics

🇯🇵 Japan’s Shinkansen – World’s First Bullet Train 🚄 Launched in 1964 alongside the Tokyo Olympics, the Shinkansen was the first high-speed rail network in the world, starting with speeds of 210 km/h, unheard of at the time. Today, trains run at up to 320 km/h, connecting cities like Tokyo and Osaka in just 2.5 hours over 500 km. The Tokaido Shinkansen alone carries over 150 million passengers each year, with an average delay of just 30 seconds annually. Inside, it’s all about comfort reclini

3M views · 94K reactions | On This Day in 1964..The Rolling Stones released It’s All Over Now - and just like that, everything changed The track hit No. 1 in the UK charts, becoming the Stones’ first-ever chart topping hit there! Originally written by Bobby Womack, the Stones gave it their own raw, bluesy swagger - and the rest is rock history. What’s your favourite early Stones track? | The Rolling Stones | Facebook