33K views · 110 shares | 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 | Facebook

🇯🇵 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

#OnThisDay 1964: BBC 2 launched, sort of... Click here for more info on the history of the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/anniversaries/april/first-night-of-bbc-two | BBC Archive