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Forrest Gump Was Born
The day Forrest Gump was Born -
Forrest goes to Public School / Meets Jenny
Forrest goes to public school and meets Jenny on the bus. -
America Joins Korean War
America Joins Korean War -
Korean War Ends
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Vietnam War Starts
The United States declares war on Vietnam. -
Forrest Dancing
Forrest dances for a man (Elvis) that is staying at their house. -
"Hound Dog"
Elvis preforms his song "Hound Dog" on live tv with the same dance moves as Forrest did when he was at his house. -
Forrest Joins Alabama Crimson Tide
Forrest runs through football practice and is faster than all the other players so the coach signs him on. -
Desegregation of University of Alabama
The governor approves of desegregation of the University of Alabama. -
All-American Team / Meets JFK
Forrest plays football for Alabama and makes the team so good that they meet the president. -
JFK Assassination
President JFK is assassinated while parading through Texas. -
Forrest Graduates College / Gets enrolled in the army / Meets Bubba
Forrest Graduates High school and is approached by a recruiter and is recruited in the army and meets Bubba while in boot camp. -
Forrest goes and sees Jenny "perform" at the club
Forrest sees Jenny on a Playboy magazine and decides to go and see her "perform" which he goes on stage and gets her off after she has a problem with the men touching her. -
Forrest and Bubba are deployed to Vietnam
Forrest and Bubba is deployed to Vietnam -
Ambushed in Vietnam / Bubba Dies
While on a patrol in the jungle, Forrest and his platoon are ambushed by the Viet Cong gorilla fighters. Forrest saves many of his fellow soldiers including Lt. Dan and where Bubba dies from a gunshot wound and Forrest gets shot in the buttocks. -
Lt. Dan and Forrest recover in a army medical center.
After the ambush Forrest and Lt. Dan recover and is also where Lt. Dan pulls forrest out of bed and tells him he should have died on the battle field and he ruined his destiny. -
Forrest enters the Special Services entertaining veterans by playing Ping-Pong
Forrest is shown a game called Ping-Pong. Forrest is so good at the game that he enters Special Services and even gets to take part in The Ping-Pong Diplomacy. -
President Nixon is Elected
President Nixon is elected as President -
Moon Landing
America puts the first man on the Moon. -
Forrest gets the Medal of Honor for what he did in the war
President Nixon Johnson gives Forrest the Medal of Honor and also shows him his bullet wound on his buttocks. -
Forrest speaks ati-war rally / Reunites with Jenny
Forrest goes out sight seeing in Washington D.C and gets caught up in a protest which he makes a speech, but is rudely cut off by the police. Forrest then sees Jenny running in the water which they then both reunite. -
Black Panter Party / Jenny leaves
Jenny brings Forrest to the Black Panther party which he sees on of the members hit her and then Forrest hits him and they both leave. Jenny then goes to California to be a star. -
Forrest goes to China to play Ping-Pong
Forrest participates in Ping-Pong Diplomacy because of how good he is. -
Forrest meets John Lennon / Goes on Talk Show
Forrest gets invited to go on a Talk Show where John Lennon is there as well and some of the words Forrest says inspires John Lennon to make the son "Imagine" -
LT. Dan Promises to shrimp with Forrest if he gets a Shrimp Boat.
Forrest reunites with Lt. Dan where he is a alcoholic and has lost faith in god. He later makes a promise that was a joke but "A promise is a promise" -
Meets President Nixon and is invited to stay at the Watergate Hotel
Forrest meets Nixon and gets a free stay at the Watergate. -
Forrest Stays at Watergate / Watergate Scandal
Forrest stays at the Watergate Hotel and witnesses the Scandal, but he thinks there is something wrong with the "Fuse Box" -
Forrest is honorably Discharged from the Army / Goes Home
Forrest gets discharged from the Army and goes to his home state of Alabama. -
President Nixon Resigns
President Nixon quits the president -
Forrest Buys His First Shrimp Boat / LT. Dan Returns
Forrest gets his first Shrimp Boat and Lt. Dan returns with as he promised. -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen hits the south -
Forrest and Lt. Dan Create The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
After having the Hurricane hit the south Forrest and Lt. Dan racked up a ton of shrimp brought in from the storm and became wealthy. -
Vietnam War Ends
Vietnam War Ends -
Forrest Returns Home / Leaves Company Behind
Forrest returns home to find his mom is dying from cancer. -
Forrest Mom Dies
Forrest's Mom dies from cancer. -
Apple Investment
Lt. Dan Invests Heavily into a company called Apple which gave them a start -
Jenny Comes Home
Jenny comes home to live with Forrest -
Forrest Asks Jenny To Marry Him / Jenny Leaves
Forrest Asks Jenny to marry him but she turns him down. -
Forrest Runs
Forrest runs and gains national wide fame for it -
Forrest Reunites With Jenny / Meets Son / Jenny Has HIV
Forrest is reunited with Jenny and meets his son Forrest. -
Forrest and Jenny Get Married
Forrest and Jenny have a small wedding. -
John Lennon Dies
John Lennon is assassinated. -
Jenny Dies
Jenny Dies From HIV -
Forrest Jr. First Day of School
Forrest sits with his son to wait on the bus.