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The Legacy of Forest Gump
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Forrest's Birth
Estimated time that Forrest was born. He was named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the KKK -
Forrest teaches Elvis how to dance
While stating at the "Gump Inn," Elvis Presley is influenced by Forrest's dance moves that he gets from his braced legs. -
Forrest Witnesses Integration
Forrest is present during the racial integration of the University of Alabama, which was protested by Governor George Wallace and enforced by military intervention -
JFK Assassination
Shortly after meeting Gump and the All American Football Team, President John F. Kennedy was shot in the head during a parade in Dallas Texas -
Forrest goes to Vietnam
Forrest is sent across the world to fight and contain Communism in the Vietnam War. The war is considered one of the greatest losses in US history. -
War Protests in D.C.
Forrest gets wrapped up in the protests against the Vietnam War while in Washington D.C. and unintentionally makes an impromptu speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial -
Robert Kennedy Assassination
Senator Robert Kennedy is assassinated shortly after his brother, JFK -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Forrest becomes involved in Ping Pong Diplomacy, in which the US improved diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China through the hosting of international table tennis matches. -
Watergate
Forrest supposably discovers and accidentally uncovers the Watergate scandal in which president Nixon was involved in infiltrating and bugging the democratic headquarters in the Watergate building. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen sweeps the Gulf of Mexico, destroying every shrimp boat except for Forrest's -
Apple Stocks Explode
Lutinent Dan invests Forrest's shrimp money in Apple Stock and he "never has to worry about money again" -
Death of John Lennon
John Lennon is shot and killed a while after meeting Gump on a talk show and being influenced by Gump's stories of Vietnam. -
Jenny Dies of HIV
Jenny Gump dies of a "mystery virus" which we now understand to be HIV because of her history of sex and drug exploitation as well as its tragic prevalence at the time.
