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Elvis Presley
In the movie, Elvis Presley started teaching forrest guitar lessons, while doing that forrest would dance. Well, forrest had on leg braces so his dancing was not normal, but it still inspired elvis .He would ask him to do it over, over, and over again. One day, walking forest and his mom so him on tv performing. While performing, he was doing forrest's dance moves.
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Alabama Football
In the movie, Forrest got to play football because his running skills. He got accepted to Alabama All State. He also got the All State Football award for his good things he did for the team.
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The Vietman War
Many men were sent in to this war and didn't make it out. Forrest Gump served the union states army during this time. He saved many people during that war, and for that he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Ping Pong Diplomacy
In the movie, Forrest learned to play ping pong while recovering from a gunshot wound in the vietman war. He was good at it he got to go play in China. Later on, he taught his son how to play.
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Watergate Scandal
In the movie, Forrest stayed at the watergate hotel where he witnesed the watergate scandal. The watergate scandal was important during the 1700s. It was a break-in.
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Hurricane Carmen
In the movie, the hurricane occured during the time of 1974 while Forrest was looking for shrimp on Bayou La Batre. Forrest boat 'Jenny" did not get destroyed like the other ones.
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Apple Computer
Forrest friend, Dan told him that he had invested into Apple. They had a lot of money to spend.
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Forrest Running
Forrest loved to run, but this time he ran everywhere around the world until he got tired. He even had people coming to run with him.
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Forrest mother gets sick
While forrest was on the boat looking for shrimp, he got a call that his mom was sick. Forrest ran home to see about her, he asked her what was wrong, and she said she was just getting old. She didn't forget to tell him "Life is like a box of chocolates".
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Jenny moves in with Forrest
After forrest's mother died, he moved into their house. One day, while he was out mowing the grass he looked up and saw Jenny. She started living with him. because she had no where else to stay. -
Jenny has a disease
In the movie, when Jenny moves in with Forrest he see that all she does is sleep. Later, he discovers she has a disease.
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Jenny leaves again
In the middle of the night while Forrest is sleeping, Jenny leaves.
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The Black Panther Party
In the movie, Jenny took forrest to the party. The group believed in racism. They burned down churches, schools, and black events.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx73s2JHE3
