Evidence from the 1969 Draft Lottery

On Dec 1, 1969, a draft lottery was held to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War It was the first lottery

draft system by conducting draft lotteries beginning in 1969 These Annual number of United States military personnel conscripted via the

1969 draft lottery The draft lottery was based on birth dates There were 366 blue plastic capsules containing birth dates placed into a glass container

1969 vietnam draft lottery In need of more boots on the ground to fight an increasingly difficult war, Congress instituted a lottery draft in 1969 And suddenly, your birthdate could be