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Nathaniel Bedford Forr
Forrest Gump was named after the Civil War hero Nathaniel Bedford Forrest. This is important in history because Forrest was named after a Civil War hero. -
The Ku Klux Klan
Foreest Gump was named after the Civil War hero named Nathan Bedford Foreest and he joined the Ku Klux Klan and Foreest disliked that about being named after him. This is significant in history because the KKK was a very racist group against African-Americans. -
Elvis Presley
Forrest met Elvis when he stayed at his house and he taught Elvis his signature move of swinging his hips which Elvis introduced in his performances. -
JFK's Assassination
Forrest met John F. Kennedy when Alabama won the National Championship and got to eat and drink a lot of Dr.Pepper and shook JFK's hand right before his assassination. -
College Segregation
Forrest attended the University of Alabama on a football scholarship and saw Gov. Wallace desegregate the University and he helped the black woman who attended Alabama. -
U.S. Army Draft
Forrest enlisted in the U.S. Army draft to help with the war and he found out who Uncle Sam was and what he meant to America. -
RFK's Assassination
Forrest got the opportunity to meet John F. Kennedy's brother, Robert F. Kennedy right before his assassination as well. -
Landing on the Moon
Forrest was at home eating supper with Jenny when America successfully landed on the Moon. -
President Nixon's Election
After Forrest returned to America from playing Ping-Pong in China, he got to meet and was congratulated by President Nixon for his Ping-Pong skills and accomplishments. -
Slaves and Indentured Servants
Forrest's family was quite rich and he had an indentured servant named -
Hippies Protest to Stop War
Forrest speaks at a Hippie Protest in Washington D.C. and he later finds Jenny for the first time since he was deployed. -
Watergate Scandal
Forrest was staying near the Watergate Hotel and he saw President Nixon through the window and complained to the Hotel Service for flashlights flashing in his room. -
Rise of the Black Panther
Forrest goes with Jenny to where the Hippies and Black Panther members met and discussed ways to end the war and Forrest got into a fight with the guy who slapped Jenny. -
Vietnam War
Forrest gets drafted and sent to Vietnam to fight in the Vietnam War where he meets Bubba and Lt. Dan and earns the medal of honor for saving lives. -
Rise of Cocaine in the United States
Forrest began to worry about Jenny while she was hanging out with those War Hippies and Jenny later suffered from terrible symptoms of Cocaine. -
Hurricane Carmen
Forrest and Lt. Dan were on Forrest's ship named Jenny looking for shrimp to start a shrimp business in memory of Bubba and they went through Hurricane Carmen. -
Attempted Assassination of Pres. Ford
Forrest was watching the news and saw where that there was an attempted assassination of President Ford. -
The Beginning of Apple
Forrest invested his shrimp business with Apple Computers and they offered him a job to work for Apple. -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
While Forrest was healing from his buttocks wound in Vietnam, he found a love for playing Ping-Pong and eventually traveled to China and won a gold medal in Ping-Pong. -
John Lennon's Assassination
Forrest went on a late night talk show with John Lennon and described his War days and Ping-Pong playing experiences.
