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Elvis Presley
Forest and his mother saw this man preforming on Tv. After he stayed at Forest's mothers bed and breakfast -
University of Alabama Desegregation
When 2 Black kids wanted to go to school where Forest went to college. The President ended the controversy and said that they were aloud to attend school. A protest was created by this event -
All American Team
After Forest had Made all American football team. President JFK congratulated them all -
JFK Assasiontaion
The President was killed in Dallas Texas by a man named Lee Harvey Oswald. Forest and his mother watched this on Tv from there home -
Vietnam War
This is when Forest went to war and thought about Jenny alot.
He almost met a guy named Buba who always talked about shrimping. He later died in battle -
The Black Panther party
This group was to help people think African Americans had rights. Forest ended finding Jenny here after that she showed him to her boyfriend. After that Forest punched Jenny's boyfriend for hitting her -
Medal of Honor
He receives a medal because he saved many of men's lives while during war. -
Ping-pong in China
After recovering from being shot in the butt during the war. Forrest kept himself busy by playing ping-pong. After long hours of just playing for fun Forrest got the chance to go play in china -
Meets John Lennon
After Forrest came back from china. He was a very big deal because at that point in time not very many Americans had gone there. On the show they just asked him what it was like there. -
Birth of Bubba Gump Shrimp
After losing his good friend in war he promised him that he would shrimp for him. After Forrest became Mr.Moneybags he sent Bubba´s mom some money then bought the shrimping boat -
Runs For two years
After being very upset that Jenny had left and he did not have anyone to talk to. He just ran not thinking about anything he was a very big inspiration to many people. Then one day he just deiced to stop running and that he was tired -
Jenny gets sick
Forrest goes to visit Jenny after she sends him a letter. He found out that he was a father and Jenny had told Forrest she was sick and that she wanted to Marry him. After they got married she got sicker she soon died years later
