DRAFTLOTTERY
Draft lottery
On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service System of the United States conducted two lotteries to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born from 1944 to 1950. These lotteries occurred during "the draft" — a period of conscription, controlled by the President, from just before World War II to 1973.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Draft lottery (1969)
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