Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics (1964)

1. Tokyo awarded the 1964 Summer Olympics

   May 26, 1959Labels: International Olympic, Tokyo

   • Olympedia
   • Wikipedia

2. Metropolitan Expressway opens first section

   Dec 20, 1962Labels: Metropolitan Expressway, Tokyo

   • Shutoko

3. South Africa excluded under apartheid policy

   Aug 1, 1964Labels: South Africa, apartheid

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

4. Olympic torch relay begins at Olympia

   Aug 21, 1964Labels: Olympic torch, Olympia

   • Team USA
   • Olympic Museum

5. Tokyo Monorail opens to Haneda Airport

   Sep 17, 1964Labels: Tokyo Monorail, Haneda Airport

   • Wikipedia

6. Tōkaidō Shinkansen begins operations

   Oct 1, 1964Labels: T kaid, Japan Rail

   • Guardian

7. Opening ceremony launches the Tokyo Games

   Oct 10, 1964Labels: Emperor Sh, Yoshinori Sakai

   • Olympedia
   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

8. Syncom 3 enables live international TV broadcast

   Oct 10, 1964Labels: Syncom 3, broadcasters

   • Wikipedia
   • Boeing

9. Judo makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo

   Oct 11, 1964Labels: Judo, Tokyo 1964

   • Wikipedia
   • IJF

10. Volleyball debuts as an Olympic medal sport

    Oct 11, 1964Labels: Volleyball, Japan women

    • FIVB
    • Wikipedia

11. Computers used to support timing and statistics

    Oct 12, 1964Labels: Computers, timing systems

    • Britannica

12. Closing ceremony ends Tokyo 1964

    Oct 24, 1964Labels: Closing ceremony, National Stadium

    • Olympedia
    • Wikipedia

13. Official film "Tokyo Olympiad" released in Japan

    Mar 20, 1965Labels: Tokyo Olympiad, Kon Ichikawa

    • Criterion
    • Wikipedia