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In 1954, Forrest invented Elvis Presley's famous dance. Forrest danced for Elvis when he was staying at his house. Later Elvis was shown on TV doing the same dance. In the movie we seen how popular Elvis was in that time and that he was known as the king and died several years later.
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The Vietnam war was one of the great wars of the 20th century. Many famous songs from that time were playing, like the CCR, Jimi Hendrix, and The Doors. The scenes in the movie showed the war tactics that were used such as bombing and sneak attacks,
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In 1963, the southern states were slowly beating segregation. There was a scene in the movie showing Wallace trying to stop African Americans from entering the university and later almost being murdered. The African Americans fought in the Vietnam war.
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The Beatles were a big part of the seventies and their leader was John Lennon who was later murdered.
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When Forrest got back from war there were scenes of the hippies who wanted world peace in that time. There were also black panthers who wanted there to be equal rights for African Americans. They were extremist and would do anything for it.
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In 1972, Ping-pong was a big thing in America. The army sent people overseas to play in huge ping-pong tournaments. Nixon was the president at this time.
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In 1974, the hurricane Carmen hit the Southern states.
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From 73-76 the cocaine and heroin market boomed. There were many scenes of Jenny using drugs.
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In 1976, Apple was created. It turned into a huge profit quickly.
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Famous brands in the 70's and 80's was the Smiley Face and Crap Happens brands.
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The aids breakout in the world was in 1981.
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In 1981 someone tried to assassinate him.
