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Forrest Gumps Birthday
Forest was born on june 6, 1944. He was named after the confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest. Who was also the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. -
Forrest Meets Elvis
In The movie Forrest Gump meets Elvis Presley at his house where his mom rents room out to people to support their family. Forrest was dancing funky but different and Elvis took interest and later on this became Elvis Signature move. -
Kennedy Assasination
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated shortly after Forrest made The All American Football Team. Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963.In DownTown Dallas, Texas while riding in his Cadillac. -
Black Panthers
The Black Panther group was for the rights of Black Men, Women, and Children. In The movie Forest Gump Runs into the shortly after meeting jenny after returning from vietnam. -
Forrest Graduates From College And Joins Army
Forrest after attending his graduation ceremony is approached by a military recruiting officer and decides that the army is the way to go. And is sent to Vietnam and was put into the 2/47th infantry, 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division -
Moon Landing
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing is where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are first two humans to land on the moon. In The movie everybody is paying no attention to it because of how good Forrest Gump was at ping pong. -
George Wallace Assassination Attempt
On May 15, 1972 Governor George Wallace had an attempted assassination where he was shot 4 times. He was rushed to Holy Cross Hospital. These shots left him paralyzed from the waist down. -
Watergate
The Water Gate Scandal was a Major Political Scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970"s following a break-in by Five men at The Democratic National Committee HQ. This took place at the Watergate office complex in Washington D.C. Forrest In the movie after meeting the president was staying at a hotel and was awoken by men in the complex looking for something and he called the front desk to complain.
