Forrest Gump Timeline By Valeriah12 Jan 1, 1952 Forrest hip dancing with Elvis May 16, 1953 Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” released Mar 16, 1963 1963 All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy Jun 11, 1963 Desegregation of University of Alabama Nov 22, 1963 The date President Kennedy is assassinated Jan 1, 1966 Forrest enters the Vietnam war Jan 1, 1967 Forrest saved the members platoon in battle Jan 1, 1968 Forrest discovers ping-pong Jun 6, 1968 Robert f. Kennedy was assassinated Jul 1, 1968 forrest receives medal of honor and meets president johnson Jul 20, 1969 United States lands on the Moon Apr 10, 1971 Forrest goes to china Dec 31, 1971 Date forrest and lt dan celebrate new years eve in new york city May 11, 1972 John Lennon First appearance dick cavett talk show May 15, 1972 Date George wallace was shot May 26, 1972 Forrest meets president nixon Mar 1, 1974 Birth of Bubba Gump shrimp Co. Aug 8, 1974 Nixon resigns Aug 29, 1974 Hurricane Carmen struck Louisianan Sep 5, 1975 forrest gets the call his mothers sick May 16, 1979 The day Forrest stopped running Oct 1, 1979 Forrest starts running Apr 24, 1980 Date of the first known outbreak of AIDS Dec 12, 1980 First date lieutenant Dan invest Forrest money in apple computer Mar 30, 1981 Date forrest receives letter from jenny Mar 22, 1982 Jenny dies Oct 7, 1988 John Lennon’s song, “Imagine” is released
