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Elvis Presley
Elvis became famous in the 1950s. He is refered to as the "King of Rock and Roll". One of his most famous songs is the "Hound dog". In Forrest Gump, Elvis is seen staying at Forrest house. It states that Elvis learned his dances from Forrest. Later on Forrest sees him dancing on tv. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHJ12Vhpyc -
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Vietnam
Forrest joined the war in Vietnam. This was significant because the Vietnam war was one of the longest war in American history. The conditions were horrible. People were getting sick. The weather was unpleasant. In the movie Forrest explains how it rained all day and all night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iyB9YBvC8w http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-vietnam-war/episodes/ -
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President Johnson
President Johnson was the 36th president of the United States. He is shown greeting Forrest and giving him a medal. Forrest shows him his wound. https://www.biography.com/people/lyndon-b-johnson-9356122 https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/lyndon-b-johnson/ -
Desegregation
Alabama Governor George Wallace ends his blockade of the University of Alabama. In event Forrest shown trying to figure out what is going. He eventually finds out. -
JFK
JFK was assassinated at a Texas parade. He was shown greeting Forrest. Forrest was congratulated for his performance for the University of Alabama football. https://www.biography.com/people/john-f-kennedy-9362930 -
President Nixon
President Nixon was the 37th president. Forrest met president Nixon. In the film, he is shown congratulating Forrest after his success with ping-pong diplomacy in China. https://www.biography.com/people/richard-nixon-9424076 -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle. In the movie it shows the moon landing. Unfortunately everyone was paying more attention to Forrest ping pong game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4 -
Ping Pong
Ping pong was a diplomacy program between China and America. After Forrest recovered from war wounds, Forrest began playing ping pong. He was eventually sent to China on a all American team. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvJ4wh1kwR8 -
John Lennon’s show
John Winston Ono Lennon was an English singer, songwriter, and peace activist who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. Forrest was on one of his talk shows. Forrest inspired him to write his song “imagine”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWD8YI1Mqhs -
Bubba Gump Shrimp
Bubba Gump Shrimp is a restaurant now. In the movie, after the hurricane Forrest ended up catching a lot more fish. He ended starting the business Bubba Gump Shrimp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rT5fYMfEUc -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970s. President was blamed for this incident. People started not trusting him. In the film, Nixon invites Forrest to stay at the Watergate Hotel, unknowing that Forrest would uncover the Watergate scandal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeWjVLwV3Zk -
Nixon resigns
After the watergate scandal Nixon decides to resign. He leaves General Ford in charge as the president. In the film Nixon resigns because of Forrest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzXL7C0JQDM -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. A destructive and widespread storm, Carmen originated as a tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa toward the end of August. In the movie Forrest and Lt. Dan get caught up in Hurricane Carmen. The storm destroyed all the boats except for Forrest’s boat. https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/77-most-devastating-storms-1.5769031?image=13 -
Apple Inc
Wayne, Jobs, and Wozniak founded Apple Computer on April 1, 1976. Serving as the Apple’s adult supervision, Wayne drew the first Apple logo, wrote the three men’s original partnership agreement, and wrote the Apple I manual. In the movie Forrest invest in Apple. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3sg8b5iXO4 -
HIV/AIDS breakout
The AIDS epidemics caused by HIV, found its way to the United States as early as 1960, but was first noticed after doctors discovered clusters of Kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystic pneumonia in young gay men in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco in 1981. In the movie Jenny was infected with a virus. It was untreatable. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-first-major-news-article-hivaids-180963913/
