FORREST GUMP
Film 1994. Written by Eric Roth. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field.
Source Features: BBB (9) TIMELINE (21) MAP (5) OTHER (15) THEMES (1)

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1943 - 81 years ago
1March 2, 1943 20th Century: 1st HalfBirth Dates

March 2, 1943
Date of Birth on Bubba's headstone, also known as Benjamin Buford Blue.



1944 - 80 years ago
2June 6, 1944 20th Century: 1st HalfBirth Dates

June 6, 1944
Forrest Gump born. One of Lieutenant Dan's ancestors dies storming the beach at Normandy.



1945 - 79 years ago
3July 16, 1945 20th Century: 1st HalfBirth Dates

July 16, 1945
Birth Date on Jenny Gump's headstone. "Beloved Mother, Wife and Friend"



1956 - 68 years ago
4June 5, 1956 20th Century: 50sEvents

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
5June 11, 1963 20th Century: 60sEvents

June 11, 1963
Forrest Gump present during the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door event at the University of Alabama.



1967 - 57 years ago
6June 7, 1967 20th Century: 60sDeath Dates

June 7, 1967
Date of Death on Bubba's headstone, also known as Benjamin Buford Blue.



7October 21, 1967 20th Century: 60sEvents

October 21, 1967
Forrest reunites with Jenny in the Reflecting Pool at the March on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.



8October 22, 1967 20th Century: 60sEvents

October 22, 1967
Having spent the night before walking around Washington, D.C., Forrest and Jenny say good-bye.



1969 - 55 years ago
9July 20, 1969 20th Century: 60sEvents

July 20, 1969
Forrest cheers up wounded veterans showing them how to play ping pong during the moon landing.



1971 - 53 years ago
10September 8, 1971 20th Century: 70sEvents

September 8, 1971
Forrest Gump appears on the Dick Cavett show with John Lennon.



11December 31, 1971 20th Century: 70sEvents

December 31, 1971
Forrest Gump celebrates New Year's Eve in New York.



1972 - 52 years ago
12January 1, 1972 20th Century: 70sEvents

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.



13June 17, 1972 20th Century: 70sEvents

June 17, 1972
Forrest Gump witnesses the Watergate break-in.



1974 - 50 years ago
14September 8, 1974 20th Century: 70sEvents

September 8, 1974
Forrest and Lieutenant Dan face the wrath of Hurricane Carmen while on Forrest's shrimping boat.



1975 - 49 years ago
15September 21, 1975 20th Century: 70sEvents

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
16July 4, 1976 20th Century: 70sEvents

July 4, 1976
Forrest asks Jenny to marry him.



17July 5, 1976 20th Century: 70sEvents

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
18September 15, 1979 20th Century: 70sEvents

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.



19September 19, 1979 20th Century: 70sEvents

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
20March 30, 1981 20th Century: 80sEvents

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
21March 22, 1982 20th Century: 80sDeath 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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