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Forrest Gump is born
He is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest who was a KKK leader. -
Forrest meets Jenny
Forrest meets Jenny on the school bus. -
Forrest meets Elvis
Forrest meets Elvis Presley who goes on to become the king of rock and roll. -
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Vietnam
Forrest fought in the Vietnam War -
Forrest sees Elvis on TV
Forrest saw Elvis performing Hound Dog on the Ed Sullivan show. -
Moon Landing
US wins Space Race by getting to the moon -
All American Football Team meets president
Every year the All-American football team meets with the president and this year was Forrest and JFKs year. -
Bama Desegragated
In 1963 the University of Alabama was desegregated in 1963. -
JFK Killed
JFK was assassinated while riding in a motorcade -
Bobby Kennedy Assassination
Killed after giving a speech at a hotel to supporters -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Forrest was one of the first Americans in the land of China since it turned communist. -
Watergate
Forrest Gump calls the police on the watergate thieves because their flashlights were keeping him up -
Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigns after Watergate scandal comes to light -
John Lennon Killed
John Lennon was murdered
