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US History in Forrest Gump
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Vietnam War
Forrest Joins the Vietnam War right after college. The greatest war of the 20th century. -
Govenor George Wallace Standing in Front of Alabama State College
Wallace is remembered for his Southern populist[2] and segregationist attitudes during the mid-20th century period of the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 Inaugural Address that he stood for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever", and standing in front of the entrance of the University of Alabama in an attempt to stop the enrollment of black students. He eventually renounced segregationist but remained a populist. -
JFK Assasination
This year will mark 51 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Whether you were alive at the time or not, you probably know that Lee Harvey Oswald killed the President, only to be fatally gunned down by Jack Ruby two days later. -
Black Panther Party
Back From the Vietnam War as a Recognized Veteran meets the hippie counterculture and the Black Panthers. -
Watergate Scandal
Watergate was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. and President Richard Nixon's administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. -
Heroin and Cacaine Boom
The 70's were marked by the birth of disco music and the boom in the market of cocaine and heroin. -
Hurricane Carmen
The 1974 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1974, and lasted until November 30, 1974. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. -
John Lennons Murder
Back to the USA, in december of 1971, Forrest meets John Lennon. He later talks about John Lennon's murder in december of 1980, exact 9 years after meeting Forrest. -
HIV Epedimic Spreading
In, 1981 When Forrest meets jenny again she tell Forrest that she has a virus that doctors have no clue what it is. This Virus was the HIV Epidemic Virus. This marks the aids outbreak in the world.
