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Forrest Hip Dancing
Forrest his dances for a young boarder(Elvis). Young Forrest dances in a very odd way while Elvis Plays his guitar. This inspires Elvis Presley to find a new dance move similar to what Forrest showed him. -
Elvis Presley "Hound Dog"
Elvis Presley sing and dances to "Hound Dog" on live TV with Gump's dance moves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJslCsekjIg -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. More than 3 million people (including over 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War, and more than half of the dead were Vietnamese civilians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxiR1sZUGQ8 -
The Hippie Movement
Jenny left and when Forrest was entering the war he found her associated with the Hippies. The main belief of the hippies were there anti-sentiments towards the Vietnam War. They created there own social groups, listened to psychedelic rock, embraced the sexual revolution and used drugs such as Marijuana, LSD, and "magic mushrooms" to explore other states of consciousness.
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All-American Team/ Meets
Forrest Gump gets accepted in the University of Alabama and gets a football scholarship. He met John F. Kennedy at the White House. Forrest also witnessed the desegregation of the University of Alabama. -
Desegregation of University of Alabama
President John F. Kennedy federalized National Guard troops and deployed them to the University of Alabama to force its desegregation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgbNc-9Di7k -
John F. Kennedy's assassination
JFK is 35th president of the USA and was president when Cuban Missiles were happening, when the Berlin Wall was happening and when the Desegregation of Mississippi was present. JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Forrest enters the Vietnam War
Forrest will enter the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was a bad war for USA because the Vietnam weather, heat and woods were not fairly a good combination for the US soldiers. This was a difficult time for us. -
Gump Meets Black Panthers
Jenny takes Forrest to a meeting of the Black Panther Party. -
The Black Panthers
The Black Panthers Party was an African American revolutionary leftist organization from 1966-1982. They believe in preventing racism against blacks, and that all blacks deserved to be treated equally to whites society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9PwhmyhYLA -
America landed on the Moon(Apollo 11)
Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments. They picked up bits of moon dirt and rocks.
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The Smiley Face
When Forrest was wiping his muddy face on a T-shirt and the movie shows a smiley face which soon becomes a famous and very popular symbol in the United States. The happy smiley face means "Have a Nice Day!" which became a very popular saying in American Society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOHr85z9k64 -
The Ping Pong Diplomacy
Forrest Gump becomes very adept at playing on the American team against the Chinese. The Ping Pong Diplomacy was when China sent a trade if Ping Pong players to compete against the Chinese Ping Pong players. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfMRq2Of_Qw -
The Watergate Scandal
Forrest Gump witnesses the Watergate Scandal from the Watergate hotel. The Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970's which involved a break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office Complex in Washington D.C. After investigation it was found out that President Nixon was aware of this and that several members of the Committee to Re-elect the President had participated in this break-in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9rfEVWA2Ig -
John Lennon Murdered
John Lennon was an English musician and singer who was one of the founding members of The Beatles. Lennon was known for his rebellious nature and his criticism of the Vietnam War. His criticism was so harsh that the Nixon administration attempted to deport him back to England so that he would cause no more issues. Unfortunately Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman on December 8th 1980 in his New York apartment. Gump met him on a television show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rosgATGkP_s&t=9s
