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Elvis becomes famous
Elvis was said to be the king of rock and roll. he wrote and sang songs like hound dog and jailhouse rock. in the Forrest Gump film forrest supposedly made up Elvises signature dance. -
the war in Vietnam
the war in Vietnam started November 1 1955. it ended on April 30 1975. this is in the Forrest Gump film because Forrest was a soldier and was send to Vietnam. -
smiley face t shirt
while Forrest was running he ran into a guy who lost all his money in the shirt business. then he got mud splashed on him by a truck. the guy offered him a t shirt to wipe his face and accidentally makes a smiley face on it -
John F Kennedy was shot
John F .Kennedy was the 35th President of the USA. he was President from 1960 to 1063. John F .Kennedy was in the Forrest Gump film when he asked "how does it feel to be an all American" he said "I got to pee" -
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated
Robert F .Kennedy was the brother of the 35th President. he was assassinated in 1968. this is shown in the Forrest Gump film when forrest laments his assassination. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen is a major Atlantic Hurricane. it was shown in the movie as the Hurricane that knocked out many shrimping boats. Jenny was the only one left which brought opportunity for Forrest and lieutenant Dan because they got a lot of shrimp.
