Forrest Gump Timeline

By gcaputo

  • Segregation

    Segregation
    Forced other faces besides whites to use different bathrooms, water fountains and restaurants.

  • Vietnam war

    Vietnam war
    U.S send troops to Vietnam to fight the rising Vietnam power.

  • Peace Movement

    Peace Movement
    Hippies protesting for America to be peaceful and no longer fight in wars.

  • KKK

    KKK
    Racist hate group that was against any race besides whites. They preformed rituals and beat and attacked Blacks.

  • Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe
    Changed theater and music in everyday life. Citizen life and culture was changed.

  • Protest

    Protest
    Protest against segregation and protest for Civil and Women rights.

  • JFK assassination

    JFK assassination
    President JFK is shot in the head/neck while in Dallas for a reelection.

  • Black Panthers

    Black Panthers
    Group of black men that went against police brutality and challenged police in court.

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    U.S successfully lands a ship on the moon, accelerating the US economy.

  • U.S. Draft

    U.S. Draft
    Young men are drafted into the war. Woman begin working in factories as men leave for Vietnam.

  • Ping Pong Diplomacy

    Ping Pong Diplomacy
    Trade of players between the US and the People's republican of China

  • John Lennon Assassination

    John Lennon Assassination
    Singer John Lennon is murdered due to Lennons religious comment "the Beatles are more popular then Jesus."