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Forrest dances for a young boarder (Elvis Presley)
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Presley sings and dances to "Hound Dog" on live television
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Forrest is honored, and both him and the Collegiate All-American Football team go to Washington DC. Forrest is awarded an award by President John F. Kennedy.
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Forrest Gump attended the University of Alabama and played on their football team. Forrest witnesses the act of segregation by Alabama's Governor George Wallace, when he blocks the entryway of the school.
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President John F. Kennedy was shot in both the neck and head as he was riding in his vehicle with his wife on a campaign visit.
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While trying to escape from the sky bombing in Vietnam, Forrest saves his fallen members from being killed.
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Forrest serves in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War.
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Forrest discovers the game of Ping Pong while recovering from a gunshot wound in Vietnam
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During the 1968 Presidential Campaign, Robert Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles California. Robert was shot multiple times with a handgun.
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Forrest is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson for bringing his platoon members to the river in Vietnam.
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The U.S. makes the first moon landing. Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to set foot on the moon, and the launch was broadcasted on TV.
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This Ping Pong match was symbolism of China finally opening up to democratic countries, making Forrest an offering as good-will.
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Forrest Gump meets John Lennon on the Dick Cavette show after the U.S. Ping Pong team returns from China.
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John lLnnon’s song “Imagine” is a call for peace against the Vietnam War.
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President Nixon invited Forrest and the U.S Ping Pong team to the Watergate Hotel. On the night that Forrest and the team stayed, the Watergate Scandal occurred.
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Hurricane Carmen hit Louisiana in 1974. Because of the hurricane, the shrimp supply was decimated.
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Because of the escalation of the Watergate Scandal, much of Nixon’s support broke off from him. This lead Nixon to resign.
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Towards the end of the movie, Jenny dies of Hepatitis C
