Forrest Gump Timeline

Gump Teaching Elvis

Jan 1, 1952

Forrest has a guest in his home and the guest happens to be Elvis. Forrest is found in the room with Forrest, and learning some of his peculiar moves.

Elvis on TV

Jan 1, 1956

Elvis is later then shown on a TV performing hound dog using Forests dance moves, and Forrest sees this, he has a huge grin on his face.

Forrest plays

Oct 1, 1962

Forrest Gump is seen running across a football field and ends up playing for Bear Bryant the Alabama football coach.

Racial Integration

Jul 11, 1963

Forrest Gump was now enrolled at the University of Alabama for football and during this time the Racial Integration was happening there.

Forrest meets JFK

Nov 1, 1963

Being apart of the all american football team, Forrest gets to meet John F. Kennedy. When he finally gets to shake his hand, Forrest says he's gotta pee!

JFK Dead

Nov 22, 1963

JFK is assassinated

Vietnam

Apr 1, 1967

Forrest is enlisted in the war and put right into action in The Vietnam War

Jenny becomes a Hippie

Jan 1, 1968

We see Jenny start her Journey to her Hippie days, she joins the counterculture.

Medal of Honor

Jul 1, 1968

Forrest received a medal of honor fro LBJ because of his heroic actions when returning to the US. Also shows him the shot in his butt.

Forrests Speech

Jul 1, 1968

Forrest speaks at a Vietnam War Protest with Abby Hoffman and gets to meet Black Panthers

Ping Pong

Apr 10, 1971

Forrest became very interested in Ping Pong and ended up being so good he go to go to China and play them with the US Ping Pong Team. This was apparently a way to make peace.

Dick Cavett Show

Dec 20, 1971

Forrest gets to meet John Lennon and be on the Dick Cavett Show, he gets interviewed about China and what it was like.

Assassination Attempt

May 15, 1972

Governor Wallace is shown being shot, an attempted assassination, which doesn't kill him thankfully.

Forrest Meets Nixon

Jun 17, 1972

Forrest Gets to meet president Nixon because he is part of the Ping Pong team, and they are all meeting him. Forrest is also offered to stay at The Watergate Hotel and ends up witnessing the break in and without even knowing reveals them.

Hurricane Carmen

Sep 8, 1974

So after all these events, Forrest gets a shrimping boat and names it Jenny and ends up miraculously surviving Hurricane Carmen while it destroys all other ships which leaves him getting a lot of shrimp and having his Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Business becoming very successful.

Apple

Sep 23, 1975

Lieutenant Dan ends up investing in Apple, which we already know becomes a huge success. Lieutenant Dan was very smart.Forrest ends up giving his money away to many others.

AIDS

Mar 22, 1982

Jenny is Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and ends up dying. During this time HIV/AIDS was a new disease and was steal being figured out. Mostly caused by what Jenny did in the early crazy days.