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KevinGump Historical Timeline
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"Hound Dog"
Elvis Presley does a show with his new dance crave called "hound dog'. Learned from Forrest Gump, due to his limited capability to move around he was only able to dance in this way. -
Future Education
Forrest witnessed the desegregations of schools where he had no problem with unlike many people during that time. -
Beloved President Down
Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for shooting and killing President kennedy in Dallas Texas, -
All American Team meets JFK
After playing football in college Forrest Gump did so well he was chosen to be part of the All American Team which were privelaged with meeting the current president John F. Kennedy. -
Vietnam; Time to go to War
LBJ's Speech
After the Gulf of Tonkin, Lyndon B. Johnsoon was aloud to take action in Vietnam to try to stop the spread of communism called the "domino effect". This is where Forrest had gone to war. -
Black Power
The black pantheres were formed to promote violence against aggressive police enforcement. Forrest gump came across a Black Panther Party in Washington D.C. -
Hippie Movement
Forrest Gump was caughtin the middle of the hippie movement on peace in Vietnam. He een ended up giving a speech in front of the Reflection Pool. -
"One small step for man..."
The moon landing was a great achievment for the U.S not only because it was a huge succes but also a huge success for the fight against communism. -
Ping Pong in China
Nixon made an American Ping Pong team to play in China in hopes of improving the U.S's relationship with China. Forrest became part of the team after the war. -
Nixon resigns
Nixon was the first president to resign in the U.S. He had left office to save himself from anymore consequence due to being caught in the watergate scandel. -
John Lennon.. Goodbye
Forrest gump met John Lennon a little before he was assasinated in New York City, They met on an interview for Forrest about his trip to China for playing Ping Pong. -
New Deadly Virus
Jenny (Gump's love) was infected by a new virus dicovered in SanFransisco.