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Forrest teaches Elvis to dance
Elvis visits Forrest's house and watches Forrest's dance to his guitar. -
Elvis releases "Hound Dog"
Hound dog by Elvis Presley was released on this day. The dance moves for this song were inspired by Forrest. -
1963 All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy
This was the day that the football team met JFK with Forrest there. -
University of Alabama desegregated
The day that the University of Alabama was desegregated by force -
President Kennedy Assassinated
The day that president John F. Kennedy was assassinated. -
JFK assassinated
The day the President Kennedy was assassinated -
Forrest Enters the Vietnam War
The day that Forrest entered the Vietnam war and met Bubba -
Forrest saves his platoon mates
The day that Forrest took all of his mates out of the jungle before it was hit by napalm -
Forrest discovers ping-pong
The day that somebody in the infirmary invites Forrest to play ping-pong. -
Forrest receives the Medal of Honor
The day that Forrest received the Medal of Honor from President Lyndon B. Johnson -
United States lands on the Moon
The day that the United States successfully landed two astronauts on the moon. -
Forrest goes to China
The day that Forrest went to China to play ping-pong for diplomacy -
John Lennon on the Dick Cavett Talk Show
The day that Forrest Gump and John Lennon were on the Dick Cavett show. John Lennon's song "Imagine" was supposedly inspired by this. -
"imagine" by John Lennon is released
The day that "Imagine" by John Lennon was released. The song was inspired by Forrest in the movie -
Lt. Dan and Forrest celebrate New Year's Eve
The day that Forrest and Lt. Dan celebrated New Year's Eve at the bar in New York -
George Wallace shot
The day that George Wallace was shot -
Forrest Gump meets President Nixon
The day the Forrest met Nixon and called hotel service about the Watergate break-in -
Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
The day the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company was created by Forrest Gump in honor of Bubba. -
Nixon Resigns
The day that President Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal -
Hurricane Carmen struck Louisiana
The day that Hurricane Carmen hit Louisiana and broke all of the shrimping boats except for Forrest's -
Forrest finds out his mother is sick
The day the Forrest got a phone call saying his mother is sick. Same day of the attempted assassination of President Ford -
The day that Forrest starts running
The day that Forrest started running for no particular reason -
First Case of Aids in America
The day that the first case of aids was identified in America with patient zero Ken Horne -
Forrest Invests in Apple
Lt. Dan invests Forrest's money in Apple the day they go public -
Forrest receives Jenny's letter
The day the Forrest got Jenny's letter asking him to visit her -
Jenny dies
Jenny dies on this day -
Forrest stops running
The day that Forrest stopped running because he was tired and wanted to go home
