Forrest Gump Timeline

By emialmanza
  • Forrest Gump dancing with Elvis

    Forrest Gump dancing with Elvis

  • Elvis Presley "Hound Dog" released

    Elvis Presley "Hound Dog" released

  • 1963 All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy

    1963 All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy

  • Desegregation of University of Alabama

    Desegregation of University of Alabama

  • President Kennedy is assassinated

    President Kennedy is assassinated

  • Forrest enters the Vietnam War

    Forrest enters the Vietnam War

  • Forrest saves the members of his platoon in battle

    Forrest saves the members of his platoon in battle

  • Forrest discovers ping-pong

    Forrest discovers ping-pong

  • Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy was assassinated

    Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy was assassinated

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

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

  • United Sates lands on the moon

    United Sates lands on the moon

  • Forrest goes to china

    Forrest goes to china

  • John Lennon's song, "imagine" is released

    John Lennon's song, "imagine" is released

  • John Lennon's first appearance on the Dick Cavett Talk show

    John Lennon's first appearance on the Dick Cavett Talk show

  • Forrest & Lt. Dan celebrate New Years Eve in New York City

    Forrest & Lt. Dan celebrate New Years Eve in New York City

  • George Wallace was shot

    George Wallace was shot

  • Forrest meets President Nixon

    Forrest meets President Nixon

  • Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

    Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

  • Nixon's resignation

    Nixon's resignation

  • Hurricane Carmen struck Louisiana

    Hurricane Carmen struck Louisiana

  • Forrest gets the call that his mother is sick

    Forrest gets the call that his mother is sick

    also the date of the attempted assassination of President Ford by "Squeaky" Fromme
  • Forrest starts running

    Forrest starts running

  • First known outbreak of AIDS

    First known outbreak of AIDS

    Ken Horne is the first AIDS case in the United States to be recognized at the time, is reported to the Center for Disease Control.
  • Lieutenant Dan could have invested Forrest's money in Apple computer.

    Lieutenant Dan could have invested Forrest's money in Apple computer.

    First date Apple went "public".
  • Forrest receives jenny's letter

    Forrest receives jenny's letter

  • The day Forrest stopped running

    The day Forrest stopped running

  • Jenny dies

    Jenny dies