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Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog"
Believe it or not, but Elvis did not come up with the song "Hound Dog". It was originally created by an African-American woman named "Big Mama" Thornton. Elvis went to Vegas for a show, and he flopped. After he flopped, he moved to another hotel to watch the show there and seen another band performing their rendition of "Hound Dog". In 1956, Elvis appeared on The Steve Allen Show to play the song, but Elvis found the event embarrassing.
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All-American Team / Meets Pres. JFK
In the Forrest Gump film, Forrest Gump is honored on the Collegiate All-American Football Team in 1963. He goes to Washington, D.C. to be presented an award by President John F. Kennedy. While there, he estimates that he drinks 15 Dr. Peppers, and when he speaks to the President, all he can think to say is "I got to pee"
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The Vietnam War
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, https://www.paramount.com/movies/forrest-gump -
Desegregation of University of Alabama
On June 10, 1963, JFK federalized National Guard troops and deployed them to the University of Alabama to force its segregation. The reason for this force is because the newly elected governor was literally blocking African-American students from entering the school. Faced with this force, Governor George Wallace yielded and two African-Americans were enrolled
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JFK Assassinated
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza.
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Segregation
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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John Lenon
The Beatles were a big part of the seventies and their leader was John Lennon who was later murdered https://www.al.com/news/.../man_dressed_as_forrest_gump_pr.htm -
PIng Pong
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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Hippie/Black Panthers
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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLvqoHBptjg -
Carmen
In 1974, the hurricane Carmen hit the Southern states https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvASiMTDz0 -
Boom in the market
From 73-76 the cocaine and heroin market boomed. There were many scenes of Jenny using drugs.
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Fruit company
In 1976, Apple was created. It turned into a huge profit quickly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvASiMTDz0 -
Brands
Famous brands in the 70's and 80's was the Smiley Face and Crap Happens brands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvASiMTDz0https -
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