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The KKK was a notorious group all the way through the early 1870's. They supported "white power", and hated other races.
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Forrest sees this dance in 1956 on TV when Elvis is performing one of his greatest hits "Hound Dog."
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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the U.S., and Forrest met him shortly before he was assassinated.
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George Wallace attempted to keep his promise of stopping the desegregation of schools by blocking the entry to the University's Auditorium from two black students.
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JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, in what would end up being one of the most controversial assassinations ever.
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The Vietnam war was long and bloody war, in which the U.S. took on North Vietnam.
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This huge feat shows the family members fighting in every war that the U.S. ever fought in.
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The hippies main goal in their movement was that life was about being happy, not about what others thought you should be.
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The Black Panthers practiced militant self-defense of minority communities against the U.S. government, and fought to establish revolutionary socialism through mass organizing and community based programs. They supported African Americans and were often shown working with many other "Black Power" groups.
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The first moon landing happened with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11.
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The Ping Pong Diplomacy happened in China, when the U.S. sent ping pong players to take on China's best players. Table Tennis also originated in China.
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Charles Manson was convicted of first-degree murder for directing the deaths of the Tate/LaBianca victims. He was later sentenced to life in prison.
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John Lennon was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.
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The Watergate Scandal was a break-in, in the Watergate Complex that eventually resulted in the resigning of president Nixon
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Hurricane Carmen was very powerful and reached gusts of up to 175 mph.
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The Gerald Ford assassination attempt in Sacramento was an effort by Charles Manson Family cult member Lynette Fromme to kill U.S. President Gerald Ford in California. She wanted to make a statement to people who refused to halt environmental pollution and its effects on Air, Trees, Water, and Animals.
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This is significant because it references the boom in the market of cocaine and heroin during this time.
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The "fruit company" was actually Apple that started the year that Gump and Dan invested in it. As you know, the company was highly successful which made Gump and Dan a lot of money.
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The smiley face became widely popular throughout the late 70's and 80's, when Forrest unintentionally put his dirty face on a shirt which creates a smiley face that the guy with the shirt uses.
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The virus was HIV which had a huge breakout during this time.
