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Forrest Gump's Birth
Forrest Gump is born in Bowman, Alabama. -
Vietnam War Begins
The Vietnam War was a costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and the U.S.
The Vietnam War Key Concept 8.1:
The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences. -
You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog...
Elvis Presley comes out with his hit single, "Hound Dog." The King of Rock n' Roll. His music blended black and white culture, taking a new step into integration previously unheard of.
Elvis Presley
Key Concept 8.2
The 1970s saw growing clashes between conservatives and liberals over social and cultural issues, the power of the federal government, race, and movements for greater individual rights. -
Alabama All-Americans meet Kennedy
Forrest Gump (recruited by Bear Bryant) and the All-American Alabama football team meet President Kennedy at the oval office.
Key Concept 8.2
II. New demographic and social developments, along with anxieties over the Cold War, changed U.S. culture and led to significant political and moral debates that sharply divided the nation.
A. Mass culture became increasingly homogeneous in the postwar years, inspiring challenges to conformity by artists, intellectuals, and rebellious youth. -
Desegregation of University of Alabama
JFK federalized National Guard troops and deployed them to the Univ. of Ala. to force its desegregation. Following after Gov. Wallace, 2 African-American students (Vivian Malone, James A. Hood) enrolled.
Alabama U
Key Concept 8.2
II. Responding to social conditions and the African American civil rights movement, a variety of movements emerged that focused on issues of identity, social justice, and the environment. -
Kennedy's Assassination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald during a motorcade. Kennedy's assassination
Key Concept 8.2
C. Continuing white resistance slowed efforts at desegregation, sparking social and political unrest across the nation. Debates among civil rights activists over the efficacy of nonviolence increased after 1965. -
The Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party (for Self-Defense) African American revolutionary party, was founded in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.
Black Panther Video
Key Concept 8.2
C. Continuing white resistance slowed efforts at desegregation, sparking social and political
unrest across the nation. Debates among civil rights activists over the efficacy of
nonviolence increased after 1965. -
The Counterculture
Forrest's childhood crush Jenny joins the counterculture, participating in the most flagrant and psychadelic of all American movements, taking part in Vietnam War protests, drug hysteria, and HIV/AIDS outbreaks. Counterculture
Key Concept 8.2 II. Responding to social conditions and the African American civil rights movement, a variety of movements emerged that focused on issues of identity, social justice, and the environment. -
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
42-year-old presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was mortally wounded shortly after midnight at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He had just won the primary elections in California.
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Key Concept 8.3
E. Public confidence and trust in government’s ability to solve social and economic problems declined in the 1970s in the wake of economic challenges, political scandals, and foreign policy crises. -
Vietnam Presidential Medal of Honor
Veterans are given the Medal of Honor for their service during the Vietnam War. They are awarded by Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States.
Army Medal Substructure
Key Concept 8.2
III. Liberalism influenced postwar politics and court decisions, but it came under increasing attack from the left as well as from a resurgent conservative movement. -
NASA Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin were the first two on the moon.
One Giant Leap
Key Concept 8.3:
Postwar economic, demographic, and technological changes had a far-reaching impact on American society, politics, and the environment. -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy with Richard Nixon
After Forrest's Ping-Pong Diplomacy (opening up talks with Mao Zedong from Nixon) Forrest is invited to the white house to meet President Nixon because of his ping-pong skills.
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Key Concept 8.1:
C. The Cold War fluctuated between periods of direct and indirect military confrontation and periods of mutual coexistence (or détente). -
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is started in 1974, after the Vietnam War, in which Forrest's war ally Bubba is shot and killed. In his honor, Forrest helps his shrimping business take off. -
I Am Not A Crook!
Nixon resigns amid impeachment rumors from his alleged command of the Watergate Break-In Scandal.
Watergate
Key Concept 8.3:
E. Public confidence and trust in government’s ability to solve social and economic problems declined in the 1970s in the wake of economic challenges, political scandals, and foreign policy crises. -
Hurricane Carmen
Carmen destroys the shrimping industry except for Forrest Gump's shrimping boat. This makes him an incredibly rich man because of his monopoly on the shrimping industry.
Carmen
Key Concept 8.2:
Environmental problems and accidents led to a growing environmental movement that aimed to use legislative and public efforts to combat pollution and protect natural resources. The federal government established new environmental programs and regulations. -
The Vietnam War Ends
The last few Americans still in South Vietnam were airlifted out of the country as Saigon fell to communist forces. The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in U.S. history.
Vietnam
Key Concept 8.1:
B. Concerned by expansionist Communist ideology and Soviet repression, the United States sought to contain communism through a variety of measures, including major military engagements in Korea and Vietnam. -
Apple, Inc.
Apple became the biggest company in the U.S, with Forrest Gump's initial investment of $10,000 supposedly being worth billions today. Lt. Dan originally put in the investment. The date is the day when Forrest put his investment in towards Apple, Inc.
Apple Computers
Key Concept 8.3:
A. A burgeoning private sector, federal spending, the baby boom, and technological developments helped spur economic growth. -
First large HIV/AIDS outbreak in the U.S.
The HIV/AIDS virus was discovered and recorded earlier, but the first large outbreaks occurred in gay communities in the early 1980's.
Counterculture
Key Concept 8.3:
B. Feminists and young people who participated in the counterculture of the 1960s rejected many of the social, economic, and political values of their parents’ generation, introduced greater informality into U.S. culture, and advocated changes in sexual norms.
