FORREST GUMP Film 1994. Written by Eric Roth. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field. | |||
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1943 - 81 years ago | |||||
1 | March 2, 1943 | 20th Century: 1st Half | Birth Dates | ||
March 2, 1943 Date of Birth on Bubba's headstone, also known as Benjamin Buford Blue. | |||||
1944 - 80 years ago | |||||
2 | June 6, 1944 | 20th Century: 1st Half | Birth Dates | ||
June 6, 1944 Forrest Gump born. One of Lieutenant Dan's ancestors dies storming the beach at Normandy. | |||||
1945 - 79 years ago | |||||
3 | July 16, 1945 | 20th Century: 1st Half | Birth Dates | ||
July 16, 1945 Birth Date on Jenny Gump's headstone. "Beloved Mother, Wife and Friend" | |||||
1956 - 68 years ago | |||||
4 | June 5, 1956 | 20th Century: 50s | Events | ||
June 5, 1956 Forrest Gump and his mother see Elvis Presley performing on the Milton Berle - using Forrest's dance moves - on a TV in the window of Vincy's Furniture and Appliance Store i Greenbow, Alabama. | |||||
1963 - 61 years ago | |||||
5 | June 11, 1963 | 20th Century: 60s | Events | ||
June 11, 1963 Forrest Gump present during the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door event at the University of Alabama. | |||||
1967 - 57 years ago | |||||
6 | June 7, 1967 | 20th Century: 60s | Death Dates | ||
June 7, 1967 Date of Death on Bubba's headstone, also known as Benjamin Buford Blue. | |||||
7 | October 21, 1967 | 20th Century: 60s | Events | ||
October 21, 1967 Forrest reunites with Jenny in the Reflecting Pool at the March on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. | |||||
8 | October 22, 1967 | 20th Century: 60s | Events | ||
October 22, 1967 Having spent the night before walking around Washington, D.C., Forrest and Jenny say good-bye. | |||||
1969 - 55 years ago | |||||
9 | July 20, 1969 | 20th Century: 60s | Events | ||
July 20, 1969 Forrest cheers up wounded veterans showing them how to play ping pong during the moon landing. | |||||
1971 - 53 years ago | |||||
10 | September 8, 1971 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
September 8, 1971 Forrest Gump appears on the Dick Cavett show with John Lennon. | |||||
11 | December 31, 1971 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
December 31, 1971 Forrest Gump celebrates New Year's Eve in New York. | |||||
1972 - 52 years ago | |||||
12 | January 1, 1972 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
January 1, 1972 After ringing in the new year at a bar, Forrest and Lieutenant Dan take a couple girls back to Lieutenant Dan's place. | |||||
13 | June 17, 1972 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
June 17, 1972 Forrest Gump witnesses the Watergate break-in. | |||||
1974 - 50 years ago | |||||
14 | September 8, 1974 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
September 8, 1974 Forrest and Lieutenant Dan face the wrath of Hurricane Carmen while on Forrest's shrimping boat. | |||||
1975 - 49 years ago | |||||
15 | September 21, 1975 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
September 21, 1975 Lieutenant Dan gets Forrest invested in some kind of fruit company so they don't have to worry about money anymore. | |||||
1976 - 48 years ago | |||||
16 | July 4, 1976 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
July 4, 1976 Forrest asks Jenny to marry him. | |||||
17 | July 5, 1976 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
July 5, 1976 For no particular reason, Forrest Gump decides to go for a run, and ends up running across American for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days and 16 hours. | |||||
1979 - 45 years ago | |||||
18 | September 15, 1979 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
September 15, 1979 The day that Forrest Gump decides to go for a run, there is audio of a news report about Jimmy Carter collapsing as he runs past the barber shop. That event occurred in 1979, however, that date does not work within the Forrest Gump timeline. | |||||
19 | September 19, 1979 | 20th Century: 70s | Events | ||
September 19, 1979 After running across America for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days and 16 hours, Forrest Gump decides to stop running and go home to Alabama. | |||||
1981 - 43 years ago | |||||
20 | March 30, 1981 | 20th Century: 80s | Events | ||
March 30, 1981 Forrest receives a letter from Jenny asking him to come see her in Savannah, Georgia. The same day that President Reagan is shot. | |||||
1982 - 42 years ago | |||||
21 | March 22, 1982 | 20th Century: 80s | Death Dates | ||
March 22, 1982 Death Date on Jenny Gump's headstone. Forrest says that Jenny died on a Saturday morning but March 22nd, 1982 was a Monday. "Beloved Mother, Wife and Friend" |
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