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