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Elvis Presley
In this scene we can see little Forrest dancing with the king of rock and roll. Elvis even uses some of the dances. -
Football
Forrest plays football with the University of Alabama -
Desegregation of Alabama public schools
In this event, African Americans took a stand and tried to enter the school of Alabama. They got blocked by security guards and people did not want to desegregate. We can see Forrest Gump in the news cast. -
Vietnam War
Forrest Gump enters the Vietnam war, and saves members of his platoon. -
Medal of Honor
Forrest receives the Medal of Honor. It is the highest award you can win, and he won it because of his bravery in war. -
USA lands on the moon
We become the first country to land and take step on the moon -
John Lennon appears on talk show
He appears on the Dick Cavett talk show, with Forrest Gump sitting next to him -
China
Forrest goes to China to compete in Ping-Pong -
Watergate
In this scandal, President Nixon wiretapped phones and stole documents during his reelection campaign. Forrest gump was staying in the same hotel this happened in. -
Nixon Resigns
President Nixon resigned from president, before they gathered enough information to impeach him -
Hurricane Carmen
A devastating Hurricane hit Louisiana, it took out all of the boats in the movie except for Forrest's. -
AIDS
Jenny dies of aids. This is around the time the breakout of HIV/Aids broke out, and it was not yet known what it was.
