Question

List of Major events in U.S history that Forrest is involved in

Answer 1

keep in mind IN REAL LIFE, PEOPLE DID DO these things:

The integration of the University of Alabama (1963): Forrest witnesses the stand-off between Alabama Governor George Wallace and federal authorities as African American students are enrolled in the university.

real life: Vivien Malone and James Hood integrated U of Alabama even though they were spit on & even though their ancestors & other African Americans for years had paid millions in state federal & city taxes & unlike other races got nothing in return, not even a chance to pay tuition

The Vietnam War (1965-1973): Forrest serves in the Vietnam War as a soldier, where he befriends Bubba, Lieutenant Dan Taylor, and meets Jenny Curran, his love interest.

real life : 58,000 American deaths. Many imprisoned & tortured . Many vets had PTSD . Many American vets later became homeless, unable to deal with day to day life. After Ford pardoned Nixon 1974, in 1977, President Carter pardoned those who had escaped the military draft & had gone to Canada. The draft still exists today but is NOT in use & it's called Selective Service. Military has been purely voluntary after 1975. All males at 18, however, are still expected to sign up, or they can't get grants & loans for college .

Ping Pong Diplomacy (1971): Forrest travels to China as a member of the U.S. ping pong team, which leads to improved relations between the United States and China.

real life : Nixon convinced China to be friends America & become capitalist & are now the biggest bond holder or lender of money to America

Watergate scandal (1972-1974): Forrest inadvertently exposes the Watergate break-in as a security guard at the Watergate Hotel, leading to the eventual downfall of President Richard Nixon.

real life : President Ford pardoned Nixon, but Nixon had NOT pardoned the people who did the break-in, but they never tattled . Nixon was predicted to win the election big, but due to his insecurities, he ordered the break-in to get secrets on the opposing candidates anyway .

Anti-war protests in Washington, D.C. (1970): Forrest participates in the protests against the Vietnam War, including the famous scene where he addresses a large crowd at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

real life : protests worked . military became voluntary

Apple Computers and the personal computer revolution (1970s - 1980s): Forrest invests in a fruit company, which later becomes Apple Computers, and eventually becomes a millionaire.

real life : Apple went thru stock price drops & increases later . Right now, its price is high again, which would make a person with a "buy & hold" strategy happy. when it was a new company, Microsoft partly paid its employees with it Microsoft stock, which later went up in value & made many of them "Microsoft Millionaires." Microsoft later bailed out Apple, which was in financial trouble, by buying many of Apple's stock . Microsoft copied the idea of Windows & the mouse from Apple, which had copied it from Xerox, because at the time, Xerox management didn't see the value in a graphical or windows operating system or a mouse . at the time, people TYPED commands in black & white screens instead of using a mouse. Apple's engineer named 'Woz' invented the color computer screen & later, after he left Apple, the univeral TV remote control .

Running across America (1980s): Forrest embarks on a cross-country run multiple times, gaining media attention and inspiring others.

real life : there have been people who really did do this kind of run : for example, in 1980 : Frank Giannino Jr.

There are US Forestry Dept maps that show trails where a person can walk from the east to the west coast . By Car US Route 80 goes from New Jersey to San Francisco, thanks to President Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System Act

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Answer 2

As a fictional character, Forrest Gump is not involved in real historical events. However, the movie "Forrest Gump" portrays him being present at several significant moments in U.S. history. Here are some of the major events depicted in the film:

1. The Vietnam War: Forrest serves in the Vietnam War as a soldier and witnesses various aspects of the conflict, including combat, the Tet Offensive, and the evacuation of Saigon.

2. Civil Rights Movement: Forrest unknowingly participates in the Civil Rights Movement by joining a college football team, where he witnesses racial tensions and integration in the South.

3. Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Forrest attends a rally in Washington, D.C., where he inadvertently ends up meeting President Nixon and then becomes part of the historic moon landing mission by delivering a package to the astronauts.

4. Watergate Scandal: Forrest unintentionally exposes the Watergate scandal by calling security to fix a broken lock at the Watergate Hotel, leading to the discovery of the break-in and subsequent investigations.

5. Ping Pong Diplomacy: Forrest becomes a prominent table tennis player and participates in the historic "ping pong diplomacy" between the United States and China, symbolizing the thawing of relations between the two countries.

It's important to note that while these events are based on real historical moments, Forrest Gump's involvement is fictionalized for the purpose of storytelling.