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He is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest who was a KKK leader.
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Forrest meets Jenny on the school bus.
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Forrest meets Elvis Presley who goes on to become the king of rock and roll.
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Forrest fought in the Vietnam War
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Forrest saw Elvis performing Hound Dog on the Ed Sullivan show.
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US wins Space Race by getting to the moon
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Every year the All-American football team meets with the president and this year was Forrest and JFKs year.
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In 1963 the University of Alabama was desegregated in 1963.
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JFK was assassinated while riding in a motorcade
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Killed after giving a speech at a hotel to supporters
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Forrest was one of the first Americans in the land of China since it turned communist.
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Forrest Gump calls the police on the watergate thieves because their flashlights were keeping him up
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Nixon resigns after Watergate scandal comes to light
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John Lennon was murdered
