Timeline: Forrest Gump Time Line

Feb 9, 1950

McCarthyism

Accusations Of disloyalty

Jun 13, 1954

Brown V. Board Education / Civil Rights Movement

Movie: Forrest goes to collage to play football at University Of Alabama where George Wallace was trying to prevent the 2 black students from enrolling. White students did not seem upset about their school being integrated.
Life: White students were furious about the University Of Alabama integration

Jan 31, 1958

Space Race

Movie : Was going to collage during this race.
Life: Competition between S.Uand the U.S

Jan 15, 1960

Hippie Cultue

Movie: jenny leaves from place to place and becomes into drugs later.
life: A youth movement that spreaded around the world.Harmony with nature, and the use of drugs the would spread around the world.

Nov 22, 1963

Assassination of J.F.K

Movie:( real Footage)Jfk was assassinated shortly after meeting Forrest
Life:assassinated through Dealey Plaza on a motorcade

Nov 22, 1963

Lyndon B.Johnson

Movie: Johnson give Gump a melt from bring in the Vietnam war and asks to see his wonds.
Life: 36th ,37 th president gave a guy named david a metal for saving 3 other lifes.

May 21, 1966

Vietnam War

Movie:Forrest left to the vietnam war & was the one who came out alive and saved others.
Life:United States sent troops to Vietnam creating the strongest tensions.

Jun 17, 1972

Nixon/Watergate Scandal

Movie: This scandel was figured out by Forrest.
life:This led to resignation and changed ideas of Executive privilege.

Dec 8, 1980

John Lennons Murder

Movie: After Forrest meet Lennons on Tv ,He ws shortly killed after.
Life;Musician that was shot by Mark David Chapman in front of the entrance of buliding he lived in.

Jan 20, 1981

Technological/Apple Inc.

Movie; Forrest invested into Apple. CAllimg it a fruit company
Life:Corporation that designs Computer software, personal computers and other electonics