Forrest Gump Timeline By jesuslucio2014 Jan 1, 1952 Forrest hip dancing with Elvis Jul 13, 1956 Elvis Presley "Hound Dog" released Mar 2, 1963 1963 All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy Jun 10, 1963 Desegregation of University of Alabama Nov 22, 1963 President Kennedy Assassinated Jan 1, 1966 Forrest Enters the Vietnam War Jan 1, 1967 Forest Saves the Members of his Platoon in Battle Jan 1, 1968 Forest Discovers Ping-Pong Jul 1, 1968 Forrest Receives Medal of Honor and Meets President Lyndon B. Johnson Jan 1, 1969 United States Lands On The Moon Jan 1, 1971 John Lennon's First Appearance on the Dick Cavett Talk Show Apr 6, 1971 Forrest Goes to China Oct 8, 1971 John Lennon's Song, "Imagine" is Released Jan 1, 1972 Date of the Watergate Break Jan 1, 1974 Date Hurricane Carmen Struck Louisiana Mar 1, 1974 Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Aug 9, 1974 Date of Nixon's Resignation Jan 1, 1976 Apple Computer Goes Public Jan 1, 1977 Forrest Started Running Jan 1, 1981 Date of the First Know Outbreak of AIDS Mar 30, 1981 Forrest Receives Jenny's Letter Mar 22, 1982 Jenny Dies
