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KKK
The Ku Klux Klan is a group of people who were against African Americans to break out of slavery and gaining the same rights as whites. The founder of this group was related to Forrest Gump, this is how he got his name. -
Elvis Presley
Also know as The King of Rock and Roll.Elvis was a rock and roll singer who was considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. His way of dancing was viewed by the people as sexually provocative this made him controversial during the 20th century. Based on the movie Forrest thought Elvis his moves. -
Little Rock Nine
A group of African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The students had to be escorted inside Little Rock Central High School by troops of the United States Army because many did not approve of the integration of the school. Forrest helps one the AFrican American students with a book she dropped. -
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Vietnam War
This was a war fought between communist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam. duringthis time period the US saw it self devided between the doves, those who beleived that Americsn srmed forces should be removed from South Vietnam and, the hawks, those who beleived American forces should not be removed from war. -
JFK's assassination
John f. Kennedy was the 35th president of the UNited States. He was assassinated in Dallas Texas. -
Black Panther Party
Was a black revolutionary socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982 who focused on socialist revolution without racial exclusivity. Forrest finds himself in a protest of this party against the Vietnam War using African American soldiers to fight. -
Wallace Presidency?
After being governor of the state of Alabama george Wallace decides to run for Presidency. sometime later in 1972 he is shot and paralyzzed. -
Watergate
Scandal involving President Nixon in headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. where five men were charged for breaking and entering the headquaters. -
1st Resignation
President Nixon becomes the first President to resing office after the Watergate Scandal where he was involved. -
Almost Dead
President Ford is almost assassinated twice once in Sacrament, California where a woman came up to him and pointed a gun at him as he walked but the gun never fired. Later in San Srancisco another woman fired a gun at president Ford but failed to assassinate him. -
Forest roller coasts?
Forrest bought tickets for him and his son to enjoy the opening of the theme park resort Universal Orlando Resort. -
Windows on the World
Forrest Gump found himself in the tragic event of 9/11. Forrest was on the 107th floor at the restaurant Windows on the Woeld just 20 minutes before the attack of the World Trade Center. He was able to see everything that occured and helped saf one life from the tragic event. -
Run Forrest Run
Forrest enjoys to run so he found himself in the Boston Marathon when two pressure cooker bombs exploded. though he was not injured he helped some his friends that were get out of the mess and be attended by paramedics.
