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Michael Jackson releases the music video for "Thriller"
In 1982, Michael Jackson is making the music video for the song "Thriller." While they were filming, Forrest accidentally walked through the filming. He was moving his arms like a zombie. Everyone say and started doing it too, thus creating the Thiller dance. -
American with Disabilities Act
Forrest was with H.W. Bush and he had his leg braces on. Due to these braces he was unable to successfully get up the stairs. The president saw this and decided to take action, making the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Tonya Hardding and Nancy Kerrigan
In 1994, Forrest was at the Ice Skating championships. He was carrying a baton and running because he was going to miss the bus. He accidentally hit a skater in the leg. He continued to run so she never saw his face -
Monica Lewinsky Scandal
Monica Lewinsky was catching up with her old friend, Forest Gump. She mentioned the affair that had occurred between her and Clinton. Later, Forest was talking to his friend, and congressman, about the President. Gump unintentionally told about the affair. That concludes how the Scandal was revealed. -
9/11
It was a September afternoon when Forest was walking through the streets of New York. Suddenly, he heard an alarming sound, planes had just crashed into the Twin Towers. Forest ran to the scene and began carrying all the injured persons that he could find. Later that year he was rewarded for his bravery by President Bush. -
Creation of iPod
As Forest was running, he was singing a song. An inventor named Steve Jobs came up to him looking for inspiration. However, all Forest said was, "I wish I could listen to this song while I run." At the moment, Jobs did not think much of this statement, until that night he dreamt of a musical box that he eventually called an iPod. -
War in Afaghanastan
After 9/11 the U.S. went to war in Afaghanastan. Forrest wanted to go to help his country. He was deployed from 2002-2004. -
Hurricane Katrina
He was on vacation in Hawaii. When he returned he heard that a huge hurricane had hit his area. As he got back home, his house was quite wet. -
Legalization of weed
Forrest was walking down the streets of Colorado. He saw a pretty green plant in a store window. He went in and saw all types of this plant...some was even dried and rolled! He gave it to his mom as a gift, then she started acting pretty odd. -
Boston Marathon Bombing
Since he loved running so much, he decided to run in the Boston Marathon! While he was running, he heard a big boom. He looked around and people were running around and it appeared to be like a bomb went off! That was what was known as the Boston Bombing -
Gay marriage legal
Bobby, his best friend, fell in love with another man. There was a problem though...they couldn't get married. One day, they legalized it. Bobby got married the next day...and Forrest was the best man. -
Trump becoming president
In 2016 and 2017 Forrest was Donald Trump's assistant. He helped Trump come up with his tweets, and on the day of his inauguration, Forrest provided Trump with his golden color by spray tanning him.
