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Forest Gump Timeline

  • Forrest Hip Dancing with Elvis

    Forrest Hip Dancing with Elvis
  • Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” released

  • United States Lands On the Moon

    United States Lands On the Moon
  • All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy

  • Desegregation of University of Alabama

  • President Kennedy assassinated

  • Forrest enters the Vietnam War

  • Forrest saves the members of his platoon in battle

  • Forrest discovers ping-pong

  • Forrest receives Medal of Honor and meets President Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Forrest Goes to China

  • John Lennon’s first appearance on the Dick Cavett Talk show

  • John Lennon’s song, “Imagine” is released

  • Date of the Watergate break in

  • Date of Nixon’s resignation

  • Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

  • Date Hurricane Carmen struck Louisiana

  • Forrest Starts Running

  • Jenny Dies

  • Apple Computer goes public

  • Date of the first known outbreak of AIDS

  • Forrest receives Jenny’s letter