Forrest Gump Timeline By jnarvaiz16 Jan 1, 1952 Forrest Hip Dancing with Elvis Jul 25, 1956 Elvis Presley "Hound Dog" released Aug 1, 1959 Date of the first known outbreak of AIDS. Mar 11, 1963 1963 All American team meets President John F. Kennedy Jun 11, 1963 Desegregation of university of Alabama Nov 22, 1963 President Kennedy assasinated Jan 1, 1966 Forrest enters the Vietnam War Jan 1, 1967 Forrest saves the members of his platoon in battle Jan 12, 1968 Forrest discovers ping-pong Jul 1, 1968 Forrest receives the medal of Honor and meets President Lyndon B. Johnson Jul 20, 1969 United States lands on the moon Apr 6, 1971 Forrest goes to china Sep 11, 1971 John lennons first appearance on the dick cavett talk show Oct 11, 1971 John lennons song "imagine" is released. Jun 17, 1972 Watergate scandal , the date that Forrest meets president Nixon. Jan 9, 1974 Presidents nixon resignation Mar 1, 1974 Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Aug 29, 1974 Hurrican Carmen struck Louisiana Apr 1, 1976 Apple Computer goes public Oct 1, 1979 Forrest Starts Running Mar 30, 1981 Forest recieves Jenny's letters. Mar 22, 1982 Jenny Dies
