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Forrest Gump
this was the birth year of the films main character, Forrest gump -
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Football
The all American team meets the president JFK, as seen in Forrest Gump -
The University
The University of Alabama desegregates and allows African Americans to attend and as one child leaves they drop something but Forrest picks it up -
Jfk
this is the year president Kennedy was shot for no particular reason https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated -
Vietnam
The US enters the Vietnam war and Forrest Enlists and Meets Bubba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoXySB-WlZE -
Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party was established and was a violent group whose goal was to end black oppression by force and Jenny gets caught up with them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9PwhmyhYLA -
Hippies
The Hippie movement became a thing in response to the Vietnam War and Jenny gets caught up in it as they march to Washington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ucpG1RG56Y -
Another one
This was the year that Jfk's brother got killed( good god) https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-kennedy-is-assassinated -
Moonlanding
When America sets foot on the moon......OR DO THEY.........
yes they did https://www.history.com/topics/apollo-11 -
Ping Pong??????
Forrest joins the all American ping pong team against china -
Watergate
This is when Forrest was invited to stay at the Watergate hotel, there he exposed what was going on https://www.history.com/topics/watergate -
Apple
Gump invests in apple because why not also apple becomes a thing -
AIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The aids epidemic occurs because of illegal drugs, unsafe sex, etc...
All you need to know is Jenny gets it and eventually dies(SPOILERS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULrqL_aYoW0 -
Assassination attempt
This was the year Reagan almost died, almost https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ronald-reagan-is-shot-by-john-hinckley-jr
