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Smiley Face
In the movie, a man asks Forrest Gump for ideas of T-shirt designs. Forrest Gump wipes his muddy face on a T-shirt and the movie shows a smiley face on the T-shirt. which soon became a famous and very popular symbol in the United States It is during the 1970s that the smiley face was invented to show a stylized representation of a smiling human face. -
Ku Klux Klan
An racist group that fought for thier own vaules .They had harsh methods in achiveing what they wanted .This is important becouse forest gump is named after an ku klux klan general -
The Hippie Movement
Counter-culture group that advocated agaist the vitenam war . Also advocated for enviorment change . Gained the passage of certain laws -
The Univeristy of Alabama
1963, the southern states were slowly beating the segregation, and Forrest was there when George Wallace tried to stop a black couple from entering the University of Alabama. He later shows the event of the attempted murder towards Wallace that got him paralysed in 1972. -
Elvis Presely
In the movie Elvis stays at a boarding home, Young Forrest dances in a very odd way while Elvis plays the guitar,which eventually inspires Elvis Presley to find new dance moves similar to those that Forrest showed him -
John Lennon
John Lennon was an English musician and singer who was one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Beatle Fellow, Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. Bashed the vietnam war -
Moon landing
The Moon Landing (1969) is shown on TV.Niel armstrong was on this mission which was a major accomplisment in americas history -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Forrest Gump becomes very good at playing ping pong.he is so good that he is asked to play on the American team against the Chinese.Which is a perfect example to ping pong diplomacy which was used when a player was on a chinese bus -
WaterGate Scandal
Forrest Gump witnesses the Watergate Scandal from the Watergate hotel.The Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970's which involved a break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Office -
The Birth of Disco
sometime between 1973 and 1976, Jenny is shown in disco clubs using cocaine and heroin. The 70's were marked by the birth of disco music and the boom in the market of cocaine and heroin. -
Hurricane Carmen
In 1974, the hurricane Carmen hits the southern USA, including Bayou La Batre. Hurricane Carmen was the storm shown in the movie -
Charles Manson
in 74 the day Forrest finds out his mother was sick, the news on TV were talking about Charles Manson's followers.Charles Milles Manson was an American criminal, cult leader, and songwriter. In the late 1960s, he formed what became known as the Manson Family, -
Vitenma War
Effort to contain communism . war was greatly fought , in the end the war did not stop communism . Which lead to a distrust in goverment -
The Birth of Apple
In 1976, Dan tells Forrest he invested their money on a "fruit company". This fruit company was Apple, which was created by that time and turned into a huge profit very quickly. -
Aids OutBreak
In 1981, when Forrest meets Jenny again, she says she has a virus that doctors don't know. This virus was the HIV virus, as 1981 marks the AIDS outbreak in the World.
