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Forrest Gump does hip dancing with Elvis.
Elvis was renting a room at Forrest's mother home and while Elvis played his guitar Forrest started dancing. -
Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" is released
Hound Dog was released after Elvis had been a boarder at Forrest Gump's home. -
1963 All-American Team Meets President John F. Kennedy
The All-American team is invited to the White House to meet President John F. Kennedy. -
Desegregation at the University of Alabama
Segregation is being lifted at the University of Alabama so now no classes or activities are separated by race. -
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy in his car while riding in a parade. -
Forrest Gump enters the Vietnam War
Forrest enlisted in the military as a way to see the world and help his country. -
Forrest Gump saves the members of his platoon in battle.
Forrest Gump's platoon was ambushed by bombers and Forrest went out and saved as many as he could from his platoon, including Lt. Dan. He also rescued Bubba from the site but Bubba ultimately died. -
Forrest Gump discovers ping-pong.
Forrest was shot while saving his platoon members and while in the military hospital Forrest was introduced to playing ping-pong. -
Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.
Robert Kennedy was making a campaign speech and was shot and killed. -
Forrest Gump receives medal of honor and meets President Lyndon B. Johnson
Forrest received the medal of honor for rescuing his platoon in the Vietnam War. -
United States lands on the moon.
Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon. -
Forrest Gump goes to China (U.S. Table Tennis goes to China).
Because of his ping-pong skills, Forrest Gump goes to China as a member of the U.S. Table Tennis team. -
John Lennon's first appearance on the Dick Cavett talk show.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on the Dick Cavett show and discussed the break-up of the Beatles. -
John Lennon's song "Imagine" is released.
This was John Lennon's first single after the Beatles broke-up. -
Forrest Gump and Lt. Dan celebrate New Year's Eve in New York City.
By chance Forrest Gump and Lt. Dan reunite in New York City and ending up spending New Year's Eve together. -
George Wallace is shot.
George Wallace ran in the 1972 Democratic presidential primaries. One of his campaign platforms was desegregation. George Wallace was shot in Maryland and was shot by Arthur Bremer. -
Forrest Gump meets President Nixon.
Forrest Gump was invited with the US Ping-Pong team to the White House again. It was during this trip that Forrest gets to meet President Nixon. -
Birth of Bubba Gump Shrimp Company.
While enlisted in the military, Forrest's platoon mate and best friend, Benajmin Buford "Bubba" Blue discussed running a shrimp boat operation. In Bubba's memory, Forrest buys a boat and enlists Lt. Dan as the captain and starts the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. -
President Nixon resigns.
President Nixon resigns because of his involvement in the Watergate Scandal. -
Hurricane Carmen strikes Louisiana
Hurricane Carmen struck where Lt. Dan and Forrest Gump lived and docked their Bubba Gump shrimp boats. -
Forrest Gump receives call that his mother is sick - Squeaky Fromme attempts to assassinate President Ford.
Forrest receives a call from his mother and she tells his it is her "time," meaning she is getting ready to die. -
Forrest Gump starts running - President Jimmy Carter collapses from heat exhaustion.
One day Forrest decides to go for a little run. He feels so good running that he just kept going. -
1st case of AIDS reported to CDC in the USA - Ken Horne.
Ken Horne was the first reported cased of AIDS reported to the United States' CDC. -
Apple stock goes public.
This is the day that Apple stock goes public. -
Forrest Gump receives Jenny's letter - President Reagan is attacked.
Forrest receives a letter asking him to come visit her. -
Forrest Gump receives Jenny's letter - President Reagan is shot.
After speaking at an engagement at the Washington HIlton Hotel President Reagan goes to get into his limousine and is shot and wounded by John Hinkley Jr. -
Forrest Gump's wife Jenny dies.
Jenny becomes very sick and Forrest Gump invites her to his home to spend her final days. It is during her final days that she informs Forrest that her son belongs to Forrest Gump. -
Forrest Gump stopped running (3 yrs., 2 mos., 14 days and 6 hrs.)
One day Forrest decides that he is tired and just stops running.
