Forrest Gump Timeline Project 1950-1990

Timeline Project

Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1990

Korean War Begins

Jun 25, 1950

This was one of the most important war of the Cold War including communist North Korea and democratic South Korea. The U.S obviously wanted to help the South from getting invaded by the North, to stop the spread of communism or containment.

Segregation Ruled Illegal in U.S

May 17, 1954

Brown vs Board of Ed had overturned the Plessy vs Ferguson case. The quote "seperate but NOT equal" was made from this case and was a turning point in the Civil rights Movement. This was just the start of the movement, their was more to be done to get rid of racism.

Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat on a Bus

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Parks denied to go to the back of the bus when a white man told her to move and the result was her being arrested that day. This sparked the movement greatly.

Soviet Satellite Sputnik Launches Space Age "Race"

Dec 17, 1957

The race of the two superpowers, The U.S and Soveit Union. This race was to show who was the greatest power of the world and the first to be in space and on the moon, more of who is the greater superpower. Soon the U.S had put a man on the moon which made a statement around the world.

Castro Becomes Dictator of Cuba

Dec 2, 1959

Castro becomes the dictator of communist Cuba. This was also a conflict with the Cuban Missile Crisis, during the Cold War.

First Televised Presidential Debates

Sep 26, 1960

The first presidential debate televised, sparked how appearance on TV was crucial to winning the campaign. Kennedy won this election due to more viwers like how he looked on TV as opposed to Nixon who showed he was nervous.

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

The goal of this invasion was to overthrow Castro and turn Cuba into a non-communist country. This invasion on southern Cuba by the CIA of the U.S. This mission or invasion was a failure which had strengthed Cuba.

Berlin Wall Built

Aug 13, 1961

The Berlin wall was bulit to split east and west Berlin. The east being more communist and west being democratic, the U.S helped West Berlin by dropping supply crates with food and water. One side of the wall contains paintings of freedom and a democratic side view and the other aide of the wall facing the East is plain showing the communist side of this war.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Dec 23, 1962

Crisis in the Cold War, the threat of the Soviet Union to launch missiles to the U.S from Cuba. This was captured by spy drones in the sky by the U.S and the U.S had ordered a quarintine of the ships and Cuba had disarmed their missles after the two supoerpowers came to a resolution.

Martin Luther King Jr. Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech

Aug 23, 1963

This mesmerizing speech made by Civil Rights Activist, MLK, was spoken to over thousands of people centered around the Lincoln Memorial. Called the March on Washington and this speech was made to end segregation and racism. Also where Forrest Gump made his speech, that no one heard and also reunited with Jenny.

JFK Assassinated

Nov 22, 1963

Presisdent John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas during a car ride around the city. The person who had murdered him was Lee Harvey Oswald who was shown to be the only shooter. This tragic incident caused LBJ the vice president at the time, to step up to take office.

U.S. President Nixon Resigns

Aug 8, 1974

President Nixons resignation due to the Watergate Scandal. His resignation was made in the the oval office and was known only to be and today still is the only president to step down from the role.