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Forest Does the Elvis Dance
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Forest Joins Vietnam War
Forest was asked to join the Vietnam War. This war was the second renaissance with America. During this war is when Forest meets his real good friend Bubba. -
JFK was assassinated
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas during a motorcade ride. Kennedy had been preparing for his re-election. He was shot in the head at precisely 12:30. -
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President
He was the 36th President of the United States of America. His goal was to build a great society for America. -
Nike shoes were created
Nike wanted to create a worldwide manufacturer of footwear. -
Bobby Kennedy was assisinated
Kennedy served as a politician in Massachusetts. He also served as the senator of New York until his death in 1968. -
President Nixon was elected
In this election, Nixon was against Humphrey. A big part in this election was foreign policies. Nixon promised to bring peace with Vietnam. This election was very close, Nixon won the vote by less than 500,000 votes. -
Moon Landing
The first moon landing was the Apollo 11. President Kennedy wanted a man on the moon before the end of the decade. After going around the orbit for a day and a half the ship landed on the moon. -
Charles Manson was Arrested
Manson was charged with first degree murder for the deaths of several people. He was given a life sentence in jail. -
George Wallace was shot
Wallace was the governor of Alabama. He was shot by Arthur Bremer several times in Maryland while campaigning for the Democratic Party for the upcoming presidential election. -
Watergate Scandal
Burglars were arrested for breaking into the DNC office of the Watergate tower in Washington DC. Turns out the robbers were a part of Nixon's re-election campaigning group. -
President Nixon Resigns from Office
After the Watergate scandal and almost causing him to be impeached, Nixon announced that he was resigning from office to heal. -
Hurricane Carmen
This hurricane was one of the most intense storms in the season. It came off of the coast of Africa. It lasted until September 10, 1974. -
The Attempted Assassination of Gerald Ford
President Ford was attempted at assassination twice. The first time was in California when Ford walked across to meet the governor of California but luckily secret service agents stopped them. -
Apple Computers were Invented
The point of the Apple Inc. being invented was to sell personal computers to everyday people. Forest receives a letter in the mail from Apple. -
Reagan attempted assiassination
This attempt of assassination occurred only 69 days after being elected for president. He had just finished a meeting and was walking toward his limousine when he was shot in the chest, but he survived it. -
John Lennon was Shot
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The Invention of Spaceshuttles
The first successful space shuttle was named Columbia. It was exactly 20 years after the first man on the moon event occurred. -
The Mystery Virus
Jenny in Forest Gump dies from this "mystery" virus. It is most likely to have been HIV / AIDS. Scientists didn't discover HIV until 1893. -
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Forest Gump named this shrimp business after his best good friend in the war Bubba. Bubba was a shrimp fisherman and loved his shrimp. Forest promised Bubba right before he died that he would invest in a shrimp business. Bubba Gump today has 43 locations across America. The business was created inspired by the movie Forest Gump.
