Year in review
1964
6 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
1964Shinkansen Bullet Train Opens
Shinkansen Bullet Train Opens
1964Vietnam War Escalation & Gulf of Tonkin
Vietnam War Escalation & Gulf of Tonkin
19641964 Tokyo Summer Olympics
Tokyo's first Olympic Games showcased Japan's post-war recovery and emergence as a technological and sporting powerhouse on the world stage.
1964Vietnam War Major Escalation
The Gulf of Tonkin incident—real or fabricated—triggered massive U.S. military intervention and transformed a regional conflict into a superpower proxy war.
1964First IBM System/360 Launch
IBM's modular computer family revolutionized enterprise computing with backward compatibility and standardization, dominating mainframe markets for two decades.
1964Tokyo Olympics Held
Japan's first Olympic Games showcased post-war economic recovery and technological prowess, while the Shinkansen bullet train debut symbolized Japan's emergence as a global power.