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Vietnam War
War fought between US and North Vietnam. Forrest joins the Vietnam War (1955-1975), one of the great wars of the 20th century. Many famous songs from that time were playing during the Vietnam scenes, like songs by CCR, Jimi Hendrix and The Doors. -
Elvis doing his famous dance
Forrest invented the famous Elvis Presley's dance, by dancing to his version of Hound Dog while Elvis himself was playing it to him. Later, in 1956, Elvis is shown on TV doing the same dance. -
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Played For Bear Bryant
Legendary Coach of Alabama Football for a long period of time. More wins than Nick Sabin -
JFK Assassination
In Dallas, Texas on November 11, 1963, around midday, John F. Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. This was a sad day in American History. -
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Rise of Hippie Culture and the Black Panthers
Back from Vietnam, in 1968, Forrest, as a war veteran, meets the hippie counter culture and the Black Panthers group. He sees Jenny with her new friends. -
Robert Kennedy Assassination
Bobby is killed in Los Angeles, CA. This is only 5 years after his brother. Bobby was attempting to go back into politics. -
The Moon Landing
The Apollo mission successfully lands on the moon. Great feat by American government and the NASA program. Really sticks it to the Soviets. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
the exchange of table tennis players between the United States and People's Republic of China (PRC) in the early 1970s. The event marked a thaw in Sino-American relations that paved the way to a visit to Beijing by President Richard Nixon. -
George Wallace Assassination Atttempt
The southern states were slowly beating the segregation, and Forrest was there when George Wallace tried to stop a black couple from entering the University of Alabama. He later shows the event of the attempted murder towards Wallace that got him paralysed in 1972. -
Watergate Scandal
Forrest is condecorated by Nixon for playing ping pong for the army. This condecoration grants him a stay at the Watergate complex, thus leading to Forrest watching the burglars breaking into it and calling security , thus leading to the Watergate Scandal, which resulted in Nixon resigning on 1974. During that part of the movie, famous songs from that time start playing again, like Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Raindrops by BJ Thomas. -
Hurricane Carmen
The hurricane Carmen hits the southern USA, including Bayou La Batre.This Hurricane destroyed most of The Gulf Shores. -
Reagan attempted assassination
The attempted assassination of United States President Ronald Reagan occurred 69 days into his presidency.
