Summer Olympics -- Pictured: Crowd during the opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics at Olympic Stadium in Kasumigaoka Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan...
Sky writers trace the Olympic symbols, interlocking rings, in the air above the National stadium on Opening day.
Japanese swimmer Makoto Fukui holds the national flag as he leads the Japan Olympic team on the track during the Parade of Nations section of the...
Jane Ward, Mary Peppler and Mary Perry of the United States attempt to block the ball against the attack of Rumania during their Women's Olympic...
The first illuminated sign advertising the 1964 Summer Olympics in Hibiya Park, with the five rings illuminated in different colours by night, and...
With members of the Japanese Olympic team in the foreground, athletes from different nations take part in the opening ceremony for the 1964 Summer...
Athletes from the Japanese Olympic team watch as Olympic flame torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai runs on to the track during the opening ceremony for the...
An offical poster from the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games on display at the IOC Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1999. \ Mandatory Credit: IOC...
The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison , Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, pictured on their arrival in London following a tour of Australia.
The Beatles, from left to right: Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison , performing at the London Palladium for the TV show, 'Val Parnell’s...
The Beatles, from left to right: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon in concert at the London Palladium on 12th January 1964.
The Olympic Flame is seen on the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games at the National Stadium on October 10, 1964 in...
Summer Olympics: Wide view of team Japan during ceremony at Olympic Stadium. Tokyo, Japan CREDIT: Neil Leifer
Anton Geesink of the Netherlands holds down Akio Kaminaga of Japan shortly before winning the open judo category at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo,...
The Beatles pose for a portrait in front of an American Flag, New York City, 1964. Clockwise from top: John Lennon , George Harrison , Paul McCartney...
General view as Yoshinori Sakai, a student born in Hiroshima on the day the first atomic bomb devastated the city, carries the torch up the stairs to...
Japanese wrestler Isao Inokuma beats Canada's Alfred Douglas Rogers in the Judo Heavyweight final at the Tokyo Olympics, 1964.
Torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai , who was born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on the city, stands beside the Olympic cauldron after...
Swimming gold medallist Anita Lonsbrough of Great Britain carries the Union flag ahead of the Great Britain team during the opening ceremony at the...
1st OCTOBER: The Beatles posed with bottles of beer and party snacks and balloons in October 1964. Left to right: Paul McCartney, John Lennon , Ringo...
Some planes sketch choreographic trails of condensation by drawing the five Olympic rings in the sky of Tokyo, during the opening ceremony. Tokyo ,...
Christine 'Kiki' Caron and Monique Pietri of France are seen on bicycles at the Athletes' Village ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Athletes'...
Chefs create dishes for the restaurants in the Antletes' Village ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games circa March 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
Lou Galloway of the United States attempts to spike the ball against the defence of Rumania during their Women's Olympic Volleyball Tournament match...
Jean Gaertner of the United States attempts to spike the ball against the defence of Doina Popescu and Ileana Enculescu of Rumania during their...
Traditionally garbed Yuko Shibayama of Tokyo watches the colorful opening ceremonies of the 18th Olympiad at the National Stadium.
The Olympic fflag flies over the scoreboard showing the list of the parade of Nations during the opening ceremonies for the XVIII Olympiad at the...
Jean Gaertner of the United States attempts to spike the ball against the defence of Ryong Ja Kwak and Chung Ja Oh of South Korea during the Women's...
The Beatles, left to right: George Harrison , John Lennon Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney at London Airport on their way to appear in New York.
The Beatles' John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison perform from their 1964 film 'A Hard Day's Night' .
The Japanese Yoshinori Sakai, the last torch bearer of the opening ceremony, is climbing the stairs of the Olympic National Stadium to light the fire...
Game action during the soccer finals. Germany, in white shirts, won third place in the event and United Arab Republic, wearing blue shirts, placed...
Summer Olympics -- Pictured: Unidentified volleyball players in action in Tokyo, Japan -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank
The electronic scoreboard displays the Olympic creed during the opening ceremony for the 1964 Summer Olympics inside the National Stadium in Tokyo,...
The commemorative medal from the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games on display at the IOC Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1999. \ Mandatory Credit:...
Japanese delegation enter the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games at the National Stadium on October 10, 1964 in Tokyo,...
Torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai , who was born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on the city, stands beside the Olympic cauldron as he...
French javelin thrower Michel Macquet holds the national flag as he leads the France Olympic team on to the track during the opening ceremony of the...
Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila running barefoot during training in the Olympic Village at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, October 9th 1964.
Emiko Miyamoto of Japan spikes the ball in the Women's Volleyball match between Japan and Soviet Union during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games at the...
More than 80,000 spectators pack Tokyo's National Stadium for opening ceremonies of the XVIII Olympiad.
"Opening ceremony of the XVIII Olympics in the Tokyo National Stadium; the national Japanese team athletes march on the athletics track in an orderly...
General view during the Women's Volleyball match between Japan and South Korea during the Tokyo Olympics at Komazawa Gymnasium on October 12, 1964 in...
The Olympic Flame is seen during Tokyo Olympic Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium on October 10, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
Delegation Japan march during the Tokyo Olympic Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium on October 10, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
Mexico Delegation march during the Tokyo Olympic Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium on October 10, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
Athletes from Soviet Union and Roumania listen to the music at the lobby of the Athletes Village ahead of Tokyo Olympic on October 1, 1964 in Tokyo,...
Athletes talk over the fence between male and female village in the Athletes Village ahead of Tokyo Olympic on October 1, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
Athletes from Hungary walk with Japanese umbrellas for training session in the Athletes Village ahead of Tokyo Olympic on October 1, 1964 in Tokyo,...
Athletes try Japanese harp as a part of cultural exchange session in the Athletes Village ahead of Tokyo Olympic on October 1, 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
The team of Italian athletes, led by the flag carrier Giuseppe Delfino , is marching in Tokyo Olympic stadium during the opening ceremony of the...
Eugene Allonsius of Belgium leads Jean Wadoux of France and Alan Simpson of Great Britain in heat 4 of the Men's 1500 metres event at the 1964 Summer...
Romanian athletes warm up at the Athletes' Village during the Tokyo Olympic Games circa October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
Christine Caron of France ride bicycle during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Athletes' Village circa October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.
