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Historical Events in Forrest Gump
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Vietnam War (Chapter 31 War in Vietnam Section 1 Background to Conflict)
The Vietnam War began on November 1st, !955. The First televised war. Ended on April 30th, 1975 , after 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day. -
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley released his self titled album on RCA Victor. He was a revolutionary part of the start of modern rock and roll era. Known for his suggestive style of dancing. -
Luna 2
It was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon and thus the first manmade object to land on another celestial. -
J.F.K.'s Assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States was assassinated when he was shot while traveling through Dallas, Texas. He was traveling through Dallas when he was shot in the head. -
Black Panther Party
Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966. The organization set up primarily for the protection of black neighborhoods from police brutality. -
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy's Assassination
Was a United States Senator of New York. Was previously the 64th U.S. Attorney General from 1961 to 1964, serving under his older brother, President John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy and his successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson. Assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian/Jordanian immigrant. -
Richard Nixon
37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, when he became the only president to resign the office. -
Apollo 11 (Chapter 34 From Nixon to Carter Section 2 From Watergate to Ford)
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin -
Woodstock Festival
It was held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Bethel, in Sullivan County, is 43 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County. -
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Woodstock Festival
It was held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm in the Catskills near the hamlet of White Lake in the town of Bethel, New York, from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Bethel, in Sullivan County, is 43 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
The Ping Pong Diplomacy started in the 1970s, where American ping pong players would negotiate with the Chinese through ping pong. This helped thaw U.S. - Chinese relations. It also helped President Richard Nixon visit Bejing. -
Watergate Scandal (Chapter 34:From Nixon to Carter Section 4 Life in the 1970s)
Scanal that resulted from the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.. The Nixon administration attempted tpo cover up its involvement. Ultimately, Nixon resigns. -
Apple Computer, Inc
Develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.Established by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne to sell the Apple I personal computer kit.
