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klu klux klan
In the movie Forrest Gump claims that his mother named him after Civil war hero Nathan Redford Forrest person who founded the Klu Klux Klan during the 1800's. https://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan/videos -
John lenon
In the movie Forrest Gump is asked to sit in on a television interview with John Lennon and Dick Carret. Lennon was an English musician and singer who was one of the founding members of The Beatles. ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgkThdzX-8 -
elivs presley
Young Forrest dances in a very odd way while Elvis plays the guitar.his eventually inspires Elvis Presley to find new dance moves similar to those that Forrest showed him https://www.biography.com/people/elvis-presley-9446466 -
the hippie movement
After Jenny leaves Forrest, he soon finds her associating herself with the Hippie Culture in an Anti Vietnam War rally. During the mid 1960's a hippie subculture started to emerge among the youth population. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqnaiWAQyQk -
smiley face
In the movie, a man asks Forrest Gump for ideas of T-shirt designs. Forrest Gump wipes his muddy face on a T-shirt and the movie shows a smiley face on the T-shirt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOHr85z9k64 -
JFK assisionation
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the black panther
Jenny takes Forrest Gump to a meeting of the Black Panther Party. They believed in preventing racism against blacks, and that all blacks deserved to be treated equally to whites in society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLzIsJqxC5I -
Vietnam war
Forrest Gump enlists in the army where he is sent to the front line in Vietnam. The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial armed conflicts during the 20th century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_3DgW_7mg -
water gates scandal
In the movie, Forrest Gump witnesses the Watergate Scandal from the Watergate. hotel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHnmriyXYeg -
fuit company
Forrest Gump happens when the title character's shrimping money is invested by his partner, Lt. Dan, in what Forrest describes as some kind of fruit company.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uKqdWvZ6K8 -
ping pong diplomacy
In the movie, Forrest Gump becomes very adept at playing ping pong. In fact, he is so good that he is asked to play on the American team against the Chinese. -
shrimp boat
Jenny is the name given to a shrimping boat purchased by Forrest Gump from an old black shrimp fisherman, the first of the fleet of ships for the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. He named it after the love of his life Jenny Curran -
football
After his incredible running ability impressed the coach, Forrest received a football scholarship to the University of Alabama, where his speed helped them win several games.Forrest Gump - Football - YouTube
