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Forrest Dancing with Elvis
Forrest danced with Elvis -
Elvis released "Hound Dog"
Presley released his popular song, "Hound Dog" -
Desegregation of the University of Alabama
This is when the University of Alabama stopped segregation. -
Kennedy Assasination
President Kennedy was shot and killed in Parkland, Texas. -
Forrest Enters The Vietnam War
Forrest was inlisted into the war. -
Forrest Saves the Members of his Platoon
After being ambushed, Forrest saves all of his platoon. -
Forrest discovers ping pong
While recovering after saving his platoon, Forrest discovers ping pong. -
Bobby Kennedy Assasinated
Bobby Kennedy Assasination -
Forrest gets the Medal of Honor from LBJ
For serving and being injured, he got the Medal of Honor -
United States lands on the moon
When Americans first made it to the moon. -
John Lennon's "Imagine" released
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U.S. Ping Pong team goes to China
Forrest goes to China -
Lennon's first appearance on the Dick Cavett Show
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Forrest and Ltn. Dan Celebrate New Years
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George Wallace Shot
George Wallace Assasination -
Forrest Meets Nixon
Watergate also happened here -
Hurricane Carmen
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Birth of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
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Nixon's Resignation
Nixon resigns -
Forrest Starts running
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Forrest get a call that his mother is sick
President Ford's attempted assasination -
Forrest stops running
The day he stopped running. -
Apple goes Public
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First known outbreak of AIDS
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Forrest Receives a Letter From Jenny
This is also the day Reagan was shot. -
Jenny Dies
