Forrest Gump Timeline By ygarcia14 Jan 1, 1952 Forrest Hip Dancing with Elvis Jan 1, 1958 Elvis 'Hound Dog' Released Mar 1, 1963 All american team meets John F. Kennedy Sep 9, 1963 Desegregation Of Alabama Nov 22, 1963 President Kennedy killed Jan 1, 1966 Forrest Enters The Viettnam War Jan 1, 1967 Forrest saves members in battle Jan 1, 1968 Forrest Discovers Ping-Pong Jul 1, 1968 Forrest get medal of honor and meets Lyndon B. Johnson Jul 20, 1969 United States lands on the moon Apr 6, 1971 Forrest goes to China Aug 9, 1971 John Lennons Song "imagine' is released May 11, 1972 John lennons apperance of the Dick Harvett show Mar 1, 1974 Birth Of Bubba Gump Shrimp Aug 8, 1974 Nixon resigns Aug 9, 1974 Forrest meets president Nixon Sep 10, 1974 Hurricane Carmen Struck Lousiana Oct 1, 1979 forrest stared running Apr 24, 1980 first known outbreak of AIDS Dec 12, 1980 Lt. Dan can invest forrest $$ in Apple Mar 21, 1981 Forrest got Jenni's letter same day regan got attacked Mar 22, 1982 Jenny Dies