Forest Gump Timeline

By Nathan n Colin

  • Red Scare

    Red Scare
    A Red scare is when Communism is on the rise, and people get paranoid. It happened in the 1920s, and it happened again in the 50s. Who knows if it will happen again.

  • Elvis Presley

    Elvis Presley
    The King of Rock! He was also a very good dancer, and parents hated him. He somewhat sparked rebellion in kids who liked his character.

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    The United States entered Vietnam to contain the spread of Communism. The war lasted for 20 years with ups and downs of action. Nixon lowered conflict, while Reagan raised it.

  • Jfk Assassination

    Jfk Assassination
    On November 11, 1963, JFK was assassinated. He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. Or so we're told...

  • MLK Assassinated

    MLK Assassinated
    MLK was the most influential member of the civil rights movement. He was shot by James Earl Ray. This saddened most of the country.

  • John Lennon

    John Lennon
    John Lennon was a member of the Beatles, and a total acid head. After he met Yoko Ono he became a hippy and began to preach for civil rights. He also advocated for the end of the War in Vietnam.

  • Ping Pong Diplomacy

    Ping Pong Diplomacy
    The U.S and China tried to better relations through the game of Ping Pong. Before president Nixon went to China, ping pong tournaments were held there.

  • Watergate Scandal

    Watergate Scandal
    Nixon worked with plotters who planted recording devices in the watergate hotel to listen confidential information. The devices were discovered. And Nixon was on the road to impeachment.

  • Jimmy Carter in Office

    Jimmy Carter in Office
    He was a simple christian man, and the people loved him. He only had a 4 year term because of the Helicopter crisis. He was Democratic.

  • Nixon Impeached

    Nixon Impeached
    After Nixon got caught for being apart of the watergate scandal he was to be impeached. Instead he resigned to save himself the embarassment. Gerald Ford pardoned him so charges would not be pressed.

  • End of Vietnam War

    End of Vietnam War
    With Nixon as president he wanted out of the Vietnam war. It was called Vietnamization. Communism took over Saigon.

  • Ronald Reagan in Office

    Ronald Reagan in Office
    Ronald Reagan made the republican party popular again. He made better relations with China. While making relations with Russia worse.