FORREST GUMP TIMELINE

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  • Forrest Hip Dancing with Elvis

    Forrest Hip Dancing with Elvis

    This was a scene in the movie Forrest Grump where Forrest is found dancing with the young Elvis Presley.
  • Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” released

    Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” released

    This was a record of the song "Hound Dog" that the well known famous singer Elvis Presley release back in the 1900s.
  • 1963 All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy

    1963 All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy

    This was a reward that was presented to Forrest Gump for the all-American Team.
  • Date of the desegregation of the University of Alabama.

    Date of the desegregation of the University of Alabama.

    John F. Kennedy federalizes National Guard troops and deployed them to the University of Alabama to force its desegregation.
  • The date President Kennedy is assassinated.

    The date President Kennedy is assassinated.

    President Kennedy was assasinated during a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza
  • Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

    Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

    restaurant and market opened in 1996 on Cannery Row in Monterey, California.
  • Forrest enters the Vietnam War

    Forrest enters the Vietnam War

    Forrest Grump is sent into the Vietnam war.
  • Forrest saves the members of his platoon in battle

    Forrest saves the members of his platoon in battle

    As a soldier in the Vietnam War, Forrest Gump saves the lives of many in his platoon, including its commander, 1st Lt. Dan Taylor.
  • Forrest discovers ping-pong

    Forrest discovers ping-pong

    While Forrest was still in the army he was curiously looking around in the entertainment lounge center where he then discovered ping pong and became addicted to it.
  • Date Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy was assassinated.

    Date Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy was assassinated.

    Robert Francis Kennedy, also referred to by his initials RFK or by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General was assassinated
  • Forrest receives Medal of Honor and meets President Lyndon B. Johnson

    Forrest receives Medal of Honor and meets President Lyndon B. Johnson

    Forrest in the movie Forrest Grump meets the President Lyndon B. Johnson and is given the medal of honor for his hard work in the army
  • Forrest goes to China

    Forrest goes to China

    Forrest competes against china in a ping pong match
  • John Lennon’s song, “Imagine” is released.

    John Lennon’s song, “Imagine” is released.

    John Lennon a famous singer in the 1970s releases a song, “Imagine”
  • John Lenon’s first appearance on the Dick Cavett Talk Show

    John Lenon’s first appearance on the Dick Cavett Talk Show

    John lenon has his first ever appearance on the Dick Cavett Talk Show to discuss his career
  • Date Forrest and Lt. Dan Celebrate New Year’s Eve in New York City

    Date Forrest and Lt. Dan Celebrate New Year’s Eve in New York City

    Forrest celebrates the new years eve in new York city
  • Date Forrest meets President Nixon

    Date Forrest meets President Nixon

    Forrest was invited with the US Ping Pong team to the White House, where he meets President Richard Nixon, who offers him a room to stay in at Watergate Hotel. That night, Forrest was awakened by a group of people with flashlights breaking into an unlit office.
  • United States lands on the Moon.

    United States lands on the Moon.

    The United States' Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon
  • The day Forrest stopped running

    The day Forrest stopped running

    The scene when Forrest Gump suddenly stops running in the middle of the road and decides to return back home.
  • Date of Nixon’s resignation.

    Date of Nixon’s resignation.

    President Nixon prepares to deliver the speech announcing his resignation.
  • Date Hurricane Carmen struck Louisiana

    Date Hurricane Carmen struck Louisiana

    Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1974 Atlantic hurricane season. A destructive storm with widespread impacts
  • Date Forrest gets the call that his mother is sick

    Date Forrest gets the call that his mother is sick

    The Mother of Forrest is diagnosed with cancer and is very ill
  • Forrest starts running

    Forrest starts running

    Forrest starts to run for his sake of his life after being chased by bullies on bikes which then caused his casts to break apart allowing him to run like speedy Gonzales.

  • Date of the first known outbreak of AIDS

    San Francisco resident Ken Horne is reported to the Center for Disease Control with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
  • First date Lieutenant Dan could have invested Forrest's money in Apple Computer

    First date Lieutenant Dan could have invested Forrest's money in Apple Computer

    The lieutenant Dan invests in the money for Forrest's Apple computer
  • Date Forrest receives letter from Jenny

    Date Forrest receives letter from Jenny

    Forrest receives a letter from Jenny while watching the news covering Ronald Reagan's attempted assassination.
  • Jenny dies

    Jenny dies

    This is a character or actor that died in the movie Forrest Grump but was also the day that the space shuttle in Columbia get launched.
  • Date George Wallace was shot

    Date George Wallace was shot

    George Corley Wallace Jr. was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms was shot and killed.