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Forrest Gump and his football team meet JFK
Forrest was selected for the all American football team because of his insane speed. He was also invited to the White House to meet JFK. Forrest drinks 15 sodas because they were free and responds to JFKs first question with, "I gotta pee." -
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Forrest Gump Timeline
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Desegregation of University of Alabama
The US Supreme Court deemed segregation unconstitutional in the Brown v. Board of Education. With this they took aggressive tactics to enforce their ruling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IzGNm7n9wI -
JFK assassinated
JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding in the back of his convertible limousine. He was riding through Dealey Plaza when he was shot. JFK was immediately rush to the hospital and pronounced dead on the scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEVfKKjODBg -
US enters Vietnam war
The war was widely hated by the people. JFK believed that the domino effect was worth fighting to stop. The war was a loss and gave us nothing but death. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EunyfX-Zjo4 -
Forrest receives medal of honor
Forrest was given a medal for his bravery in Vietnam. Forrest saved many lives by running back into a nape zone to pull out his fellow soldiers. He found himself in a anti-war rally after receiving the reward and ending up reuniting with Jenny. -
Moon Landing
The US was involved in the space race and was the first country to put a man on the moon. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the first 3 men to ever touch the moon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=hxPbnFc7iU8 -
Forrest goes to China with US ping pong team
This event was part of the ping pong diplomacy. The event was trying to use ping pong as a way of connecting countries. The event was successful because people saw that they were not as different as they thought. -
Watergate scandal
President Nixon was caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents. Nixon took steps to hide what he had done. Once the events got out of control he resigned before he was removed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZSGMMUC7FQ -
Forrest opens BubbaGump Shrimp
When the company was first opened Forrest could not make money. Hurricane Carmen destroyed all of the other shrimp boats allowing Forrest to have a monopoly. Forrest made millions of dollars from the company and gave plenty back to those who deserved it. -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigned before he was removed. If he did not resign he would have been forcefully removed. His former vice president, Ford, pardoned him of all crimes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEOGJJ7UKFM -
Forrest survives Hurricane Carmen
Major hurricane. Forrest and his boat were the only ones lucky enough to survive this event. Cause of Forrest's wealth. -
Forrest Starts running across the country for two years
Jenny is reunited with Forrest and he proposes to her soon after. She says no and runs away. Forrest then runs nonstop for two years.
