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Forest sees Elvis on a colored tv for the first time and his mom says it isn't for child's eyes.
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Elvis is staying at Forest's house before he becomes famous. Forest teaches him a dance move.
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Forest went into the Vietnam war and met his best friend Bubba. Bubba died during the way.
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JFK calls for National Guard to escort black students to desegregate the university of alabama. Forest was there when it happened.
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JFK gets killed while riding in a motorcade. Forest meets him just before he is killed.
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Forest has multiple run ins with the KKK during the movie.
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Jenny drags Forest into a Black Panther compound and Forest gets into a fight.
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JFK's brother gets shot and killed. Forest talks it about it in the story.
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The United States lands a ship on the moon and Forest and Jenny watched it on tv.
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The US and China get together to play ping pong and they choose Forest to play for the US.
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George Wallace was shot but not killed during an attempted assassination. Forest met him before this happened.
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Forest went on a tv show with John Lennon and shortly after he was killed.