Taylor Burkhart-Forrest Gump

Forrest Hip Dancing with Elvis

Jan 1, 1952

Forrest teaches Elvis his dance

Elvis Presley “Hound Dog” released

1956

1963 All-American Team meets President John F. Kennedy

1963

Desegregation of the University of Alabama.

Jun 11, 1963

President Kennedy is assassinated.

Nov 22, 1963

Forrest enters the Vietnam War

Jan 1, 1966

Forrest saves the members of his platoon

Jan 1, 1967

Forrest discovers ping-pong

Jan 1, 1968

“Bobby” Kennedy was assassinated

Jun 5, 1968

Forrest receives Medal of Honor

Jul 1, 1968

United States lands on the Moon

Jul 20, 1969

Forrest goes to China

1971

“Imagine” is released

Sep 9, 1971

John Lenon

Sep 11, 1971

John Lenon’s first appearance on the Dick Cavett Talk Show

Date Forrest and Lt. Dan Celebrate New Year’s Eve

Dec 31, 1971

George Wallace was shot

May 15, 1972

Forrest meets President Nixon

Jun 17, 1972

Birth of the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Mar 1, 1974

Nixon’s resignation

Aug 8, 1974

Forrest gets the call that his mother is sick

Sep 22, 1975

Hurricane Carmen struck Louisiana

Aug 29, 1979

Forrest starts running

Oct 1, 1979

Lieutenant Dan

Dec 12, 1980

Lieutenant Dan could have invested Forrest's money in Apple Computer

Forrest receives Jenny’s letter

Mar 30, 1981

Forrest receives letter from Jenny

Mar 30, 1981

Date of the first known outbreak of AIDS

Apr 24, 1981

Jenny dies

Mar 22, 1982

Forrest's love of his life passes away

Forrest stopped running

Dec 15, 1982