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1950's-1990's
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Resurgence of the KKK (Modern KKK)
The KKK came back in 1950 during the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, AL. Forrest got his name after the Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest. [https://youtu.be/raVFzZZLp3A] -
Little Rock Nine
LT. Dan mentions to Bubba and Gump that he was a guard at for the African American students at Little Rock, Arkansas in Vietnam. [https://youtu.be/J1eBS8avHrg?t=3m11s] -
Forrest and Bubba fight in the Vietnam War
The two enlist in the US Army and meet LT. Dan. -
Kennedy is Assassinated
President Kennedy has been shot in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald, a former US Marine. He had claimed he didn't shoot anyone and was considered to be a scapegoat. [https://youtu.be/F46VxwRG8ws] -
Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party is created in Oakland,CA by Huey P Newton. Jenny and Forrest go to a meeting and Forrest gets into a fight with Jenny's boyfriend in 1970. https://youtu.be/Yx73s2JHE3c -
Bubba is killed in the Vietnam War
While everyone was detracted by the sun, the Vietnamese fired at the Americans. And Bubba was shot in the chest. His last words were, "I want to go home." -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins successfully landed on the moon with the help of NASA. They became the first people on the moon and led the Space Race with the USSR. Armstrong: "That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind." [https://youtu.be/HCt1BwWE2gA] -
Governor of Alabama George Wallace Shot
Shot by 21 year old Authur Bremer. Wallace was permanently paralyzed by the bullet. Encouraged segregation. -
Watergate Scandal
Forrest sees detectives across the room he is in at the Watergate Hotel. Nixon wire tapped telephone lines and broke in the Democratic National Committee. He resigned not to look after the incident. [https://youtu.be/dbbwMS7X7R4] -
Attempted Assassination of Nixon
Samuel Byck attempted to assassinate Nixon by flying a hijacked plane into the White House. He flew to the Baltimore/Washington International Airport where he shot and killed himself on the plane. The plane never left the gate. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was a tropical storm that affected Jamaica, Texas, Louisiana and other parts. Eliminated the competition for Forrest's Shrimp Company and prospered. -
Attempted Assassination of President Ford
Ford was almost assassinated by a petite, red haired, freckled face woman named Lynette Fromme in Sacramento, CA. She was a part of the Charles Manson Family and did it to win Charles Manson's approval. -
Apple Computer Inc,
LT. Dan invests the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company into Apple Computer Inc. Which Forrest calls "Some fruit company." [https://youtu.be/SNa4EMUWnAc]
