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Forrest Gump was born
Forrest was born to his single mother with below average intelligence. Despite his faults his mother always told him that they made him no different than anyone else. She loved him very much and raised him with love. As a child he had to wear leg braces but he worked hard and eventually got out of them. He never let anything get in his way. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam war was a very long and expensive war for the U.S.. Over 58,000 Americans lost their lives in this war and there was a lot of opposition to the war by American citizens. On April 30, 1975, the DRV captured Saigon which ended the war. http://www.historynet.com/vietnam-war https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history -
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The Hippie Movement
The Hippie Movement was a counterculture movement against traditional values. The Hippies were very pro peace and love and very anti-war. Their slogan "Make Love, not War" became famous and was used widely by the Hippies. The Hippies were mainly the youths, not the older people because the older people were traditionalists. https://blogs.stockton.edu/hippiemovement/ https://blogs.stockton.edu/hippiemovement/make-love-not-war/ -
Smiley face designed by Harvey Ball
The smiley face is made of a yellow ball, 2 black dots for eyes, and a black arc for the smile. Harvey was employed by State Mutual Life Insurance Company of Worcester, Massachusetts to make a smiley face to make the workers happier. He did this and got $45, and his design got printed on millions of things. From buttons to t-shirts. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/who-really-invented-the-smiley-face-2058483/ -
Desegregation of schools
On September 10, 1963, 20 African American students entered the previously all white public schools in Birmingham Alabama. Governor Wallace ordered state patrolmen to block the doors of the schools to prevent the black students from getting in. The federal government had to step in because of the governors actions. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/10/this-day-in-history-desegregation-alabama-schools_n_3896460.html -
JFK's assassination
Shortly after noon on the 22nd JFK was shot and killed as he rode a motorcade through Deaely Plaza in downtown Dallas Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested at 2 pm for murdering a police officer and was later accused repeatedly of also killing JFK. https://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the-President.aspx -
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The Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was a political organization founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. It's first goal was to challenge police brutality against African Americans. At it's peak the Black Panther Party had about 2,000 members. The organization later declined because of internal tensions, FBI counterintelligence activities aimed at weakening the party, and deadly shootouts. https://www.history.com/topics/black-panthers https://www.britannica.com/topic/Black-Panther-Party -
Lieutenant Dan loses his legs
Forrest joined the army to fight in Vietnam. In an attack by the Vietcong, many of the people in Forrest's unit were injured and he brought them to safety. The only one who had permanent effects that lived was Lieutenant Dan. He had both of his legs severely injured and they had to be amputated. -
Forrest received the Presidential medal of honor
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The Moon Landing
The moon landing was achieved by Apollo 11. After 1 and a half orbits around the Earth they get the "go" to head to the moon. When the lunar module landed on the moon there was only 30 seconds of fuel left. They left an American flag on the moon and a plaque on one of the eagles legs. The crew splashed down off of Hawaii on July 24. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal began with several burglars being arrested, and turned out to be a large scandal involving President Nixon's reelection. They were caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents. The scandal ended with Nixon resigning from being president. https://www.history.com/topics/watergate -
New Year's Eve with Lieutenant Dan
Forrest spent New Year's Eve with Lieutenant Dan. Dan got angry and drunk and ended up actually defending Forrest. He agreed to become Forrest's second mate when he got his shrimping boat. -
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Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen started as a tropical depression on the 29th. On the 30th the tropical depression intensified into a tropical storm. Then, on the 1st it became Hurricane Carmen, just off the coast of Jamaica. Hurricane Carmen affected Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, the southeastern portion of Oklahoma, and part of Texas. http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/carmen1974.html https://sites.google.com/site/billybob5679222/home/movie-analysis/hurricane-carmen -
Apple Company Founded
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are the most visible founders. The apple company created some of the earliest computers. They also more recently created the IPhones. They've made many different phones and computers. https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/apple/history-of-apple-steve-jobs-mac-3606104/ -
Jenny died
Jenny died on March 22nd 1982. Presumably from HIV (AIDS) although it is never clearly stated in the movie. She was buried under the tree that her and Forrest used to play in and climb.
