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Segregation was a huge thing around this time. A well known southern university made the move to desegregate the university and allow black people to attend it
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In 1963 U.S. President John F Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Oswald. Through the movie the country was affected heavily by the assassination.
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Forrest Gump was put on the All american ping pong team for his skill, and was sent to china to play in a tournament.
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Throughout the movie Forrest had a role in the Vietnam war. The U.S. joined the war in 1965 and it ended in 1975. Forrest joined the army in 1969.
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During the movie a big movement during the time was the great race to the moon with the Soviet Union. We ended up winning and put the first man on the moon Neil Armstrong.
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around the 1970s the hippie movement became a large thing. Forrest Gumps future wife joined the phase and dressed as them throughout the whole movie.
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Forrest Gump won the medal of honor, which is the highest honor you could get in the military. He earned it for his bravery on the battle field.
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Hurricane Carmen was a huge storm that affected a large part of the country in 1974.
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Forrests best friend died during the Vietnam war, and Forrest promised Bubba he would continue their shrimp business.
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President Richard Nixon resigned from his presidency after receiving heat from the press. This was noted in the movie
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Apple Corporation was created around this time. Forrest was asked to join the apple company in which he thought it was a fruit company instead of a technology business.
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The sexual disease Aids became began to spread throughout the country in the 80s. Forrest's wife, Jenny died to the disease in the movie
