Forrest Gump was set in 1982. What other historical events might he have been part of?

Question

Can be anything from '83 to the present.

Answer 1

Actually I will give some words:

Forrest Gump was "Fiction" and if it was written in 1982 well it goes no further unless the author wants to do a sequel.

That would be interesting.

I did not look anything up but I recall the author was "Winston Groom"?

He was an infantry officer in Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division. I was there so I remember.

Wrote a Vietnam war book that I think four people besides me read?

I wonder what Mister Gump would have done next?

Interesting and a "good" question.

He would have been for civil rights, been very anti-war, and such for social change and help, a
leg up" assist for all.

1. He would have helped President Reagan end communism!
2. He would have gotten the Israelis and folks in Palestine together
3. He would, as did the actor, work to fight AIDS
5. he would make sure that the mentally challenged got "equal" rights and options for a independent life


Much more, the folks just missed how good your question was.

If I were a teacher, showed the movie, I would ask this for my students.

My thanks,

Something to ponder, reflect upon and think about.

What would he have done?


It is like the "classic" academic, film and such question:

If you could only take three books into a new worlds, what three books would you take?


Priceless!

Go for it!

Answer 2

Forrest Gump was set in late 1950's-1970s. Its obvious because of who they show on movie and events (forrest is in the vietnam war, etc) So I dont know what u mean 1982???

Answer 3

Lets see:
Desert Storm
Regan's attempted assassignation
The fall of the Twin Towers and the wars that followed
Ford's death
Carter and Habitat for Humanity
Hybrid cars
Cell phones
Cloning

Answer 4

October 4, 1982 - Hooters opens up in Clearwater, Florida.

Answer 5

Space shuttles Challenger and Columbia blew up.
Bill Clinton was impeached, but never asked to leave office.
Oklahoma City Bombing

Answer 6

Dessert Storm
Fall of communism- he could have helped it
Berlin Wall
Reagan assasination
Conflict in the middle east
Challenger
Theatrical release of his life story
Becomes a video game champion
Twin Towers
Apartheid fall
AIDS
Bosnia
Exxon Valdez
Iraq war current
Osama Bin Laden
Bill Clinton- Monica Lewinsky
George Bush
Lance Armstrong winning the tour


OR- try this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991

and so on.