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Elvis Presley
Forest was dancing with Elvis Presley, as Elvis was Playing his guitar.Little did he know that would actually teach Elvis another dance move. Later Elvis was doing Forest's dance as one of his famous moves in his performances. “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
JFK
Forest meets JFK when he was elected onto the All-American football team. He didn't even know how to play football, they just put him in to run the ball. He previously played for the University of Alabama. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B211JEQYzgc “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Segregation
The southern states were slowly overcoming segregation, however George Wallace tried to prohibit the entrance of a black couple into the University of Alabama. Forest was there when this happened, and helped the blacks. George later gets shot and becomes paralyzed in 1972. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkh0Zs3XkIw “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War started in 1955, but Forest later joined in 1967, and saved many soldiers including his lieutenant. Lieutenant DAn wanted to die in battle, so he was mad at forest for saving him. He was awarded a Medal of Honor for his bravery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPPaZU18rUg “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Hippie Culture
After getting back form war, Forest meets the hippie culture. He speaks at a gathering on "the Mall", and also finds Jenny after his speech. During his speech, a bystander unplugged all the cords to the speaker, so no one heard the majority of his speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_BS-OZyaX0 “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Moon Landing
On July 16, 1969, NASA shot off a spacecraft at 6:32am, in hopes to reach the moon. It finally landed on the moon and America took our first steps on the moon. This was broadcast all over television for Americans all over the world to see. It was also a clip on the television during Forest Gump. “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
John Lennon
Forest meets John Lennon, and later talks about his murder nine years later. They talk about what China was like for Forest. John's responses were pretty much the lyric to his song "Imagine". “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Watergate Scandal
Nixon was staying at the Watergate Hotel since he played on the ping pong team, and caught the burglars trying to break in. He then called security, resulting in the arrest of the burglars. This lead to Nixon resigning in 1974. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufqaqMsnP0 “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Ping Pong
Forest was honored by Nixon for playing ping pong in the Army. He was very skilled in ping pong, and even went to other countries to play. Nixon gives him a stay at the Watergate Complex. “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen hits southern U.S., and in the movie destroys all the shrimp boats except for Forests'. The hurricane allows for Forest and Dan to catch a lot of shrimp. They gained a lot of money off of this shrimp, and invested it into other corporations. “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Apple
Lieutenant Dan tells Forest that he put their money into a "fruit Company" called Apple. The money that they invested into it, made a huge profit instantly. They then gained more money for their business. “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Forests' "Logo's"
Forest used a t-shirt of a fellow runner to wipe the mud off his face as he finished his over 3 year run, and he made a mud imprint of a smiley face on it. Today there are t-shirts known as "Bubba Gump" shirts, that are widely known. He also created a slogan "Shit Happens" with the same fellow runner to put on a bumper sticker. “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump. -
Forest Meets Jenny Again
Forest is able to get re-connected with Jenny, and finds out that Jenny had a baby, named him Forest, and she also has AID's. She later dies and Forest is left to raise their son who is also named Forest. AID's became a widespread disease during this time. “What Are All of the Historical Events in the Movie ‘Forest Gump’?” Quora, 3 Dec. 2015, www.quora.com/What-are-all-of-the-historical-events-in-the-movie-Forrest-Gump.
