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Elvis Dance
Forrest Gump made history by giving the signature dance moves to Elvis Presley song"Hound Dog". His music shaped the mood of the 50's, 60's and 70's. This is significant because this is considered the most popular genre of music.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was the most controversial conflict in the 20 century. Many people were against the war. A lot of Soldiers was being killed so the others came home. This is historical significant because it was also the longest war.
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Smiley face
It was created by a men name Harvey Ross Ball, who was an American graphic artist man. He was told to come up with an enthusiasm picture. He design it in 10 minutes and made $45. In the movie, a man ask him what would be a good name for a shirt and forrest had mud on his face to he wipe it off on the shirt and it was a smiley face. -
Alabama University
Forrest Gump went to Alabama University using a football scholarship. The Board vs. Brown of education is what allow African American to go to certain schools. In the 1960s, Gov. George Wallace attempted to prevent desegregation by blocking the entrance to the auditorium and preventing African American students from entering.
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President John. F Kennedy
JFK was the 35th president. He was assassinated in Dallas,Texas. He was riding in a car when he was shot. JFK came up with New Frontier to help make the word better. -
Black Panther Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGZpDt6OYnI
The Black Panther Party was an African American revolutionary leftist organization. They believed in preventing racism against blacks, and that all blacks deserved to be treated equally to whites in society.In the movie when forrest saw jenny she was with a group of people who was The Black Panther Party. -
Hippie
A hippie is a member of a counterculture, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s. It spread to other countries around the world.In the movie, they were a big influence force in getting the soldiers out of vietnam. -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 blasted off to the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon. The U.s did not win the space race but they won having the first person on the moon. -
Protest in Washington
Over a half million people attended a peaceful Vietnam protest in Washington. While Forrest was in DC getting his medal, he was accidentally mixed with veteran. When he was giving the speech jenny saw him and started screaming his name, they both started running to each others. -
Ping Pong diplomacy
In the movie, he was playing Ping Pong. This was when Nixon was the president and he took a trip to china. The U.S and People Republic Of China in the early 70s. The event marked the thaw in Sin -American relations -
Watergate Scandal
In the movie,"Forrest Gump" he was at a hotel one night and he saw some light in a room and call someone and said they might need to come check it out. That event was really called the Watergate Scandal. It was when people had broke in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. -
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Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen hit louisiana and then headed towards Texas. This was a category 4 hurricane. It caused $168 million in damages. In the movie, Forrest and Lit.Dan had just begun shrimping when it hit.
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Apple Inc Created
In the movie, Forrest invested his money into Apple and he told Lieutenant Dan that they did not have to worry about money anymore. This is significant because when apple became a incorporated the profit doubled every four months and began experiencing huge growth -
Forrest runs
Forrest demonstrates how taking simple run can change things.He mad history with "**** happens " and the smiley face. Running for awareness was also quite popular during such times. This is significant because still today we have we have this. -
Hiv / Aids
It was identified in 1983, scientist started trying to understand where it came from but they did not know. In the movie, that is what caused jenny to die in the movie
