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The Birth of Forrest Gump
A baby boy is born. He is named Forrest Gump after General Nathan Bedford Forrest a civil war hero and Ku Klux Klan head member of the 1800s. -
Forrest Teaches Elvis
Forrest has a house guest and loves to spend time with him. Forrest has a dance move that later helps that same guest stand out from other artist. -
Vietnam War Begins
The Vietnam War begins and eleven years after Forrest enters the war as a soldier. -
Desegregation of the University of Alabama
On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy federalized National Guard troops and deployed them to the University of Alabama to force its desegregation. The next day, Governor Wallace stood in the doors of the school, but two African American students–Vivian Malone and James A. Hood–successfully enrolled. -
The All-American Team Meets the President
Forrest is now all the All-American Team and has the honor of meeting President John F. Kennedy. -
President Kennedy is Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson took to oath on the same day to become President. -
Robert Kennedy Assasianted
The brother of JFK was assassinated due to his support for Israel. The assassin was a Palestinian from Beirut named Sirhan Sirhan, aged twenty-four.
Forrest Gump watched this news on the television. -
The First Man Lands on the Moon
Neil Armstrong (an American) landed on the moon with Apollo 11. On the moon he placed the national flag of USA. The moon landing was shown on TV and that was also were Forrest saw it.
The U.S. moon landing was a big victory for USA and NASA. They defeated USSR, and showed that they were the best within technology. -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
Ping-Pong players exchanged from the United States and People's Republic of China (PRC) in the early 1970s. The event helped with a visit to Beijing by President Richard Nixon. -
The Watergate Break-In
The National democrats committee rented some offices at The Watergate building. A group that had a connection to the re-election of president Nixon, made a burglary in the offices. A security man discovered the burglary, and they got arrested. -
Hurricane Carmen
Carmen was a major Atlantic hurricane that made landfall on the US coast of the Gulf of Mexico in September of 1974 but started in Africa in August 1974. -
APPLE Founded
Apple Technology company was founded by Steve Jobs. Lieutenant Dan invests in the company and tells Forrest to do the same. -
HIV/AIDS Outbreak Discovered in the U.S.
HIV/AIDS becomes a in the U.S. during the 1980s. The first whereabouts have been narrowed down to Africa. -
Assassination Attempt on Ronald Reagan
Reagan is shot, in the chest, 69 days after the start of his presidency. The attempted assassin in John Hinckley, Jr. -
The Destruction of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall constructed to keep East Germans from going into West Germany was started on August 13, 1961. Ronald Reagan urged Gorbachev saying, "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" The wall was torn down by the people.
