Almanac: The 1969 draft lottery

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The lottery for the Vietnam draft Every capsule was a day of the year and determined the order of draftees by birthday 1969

Anti-war activists recognized the draft lottery system did not produce truly random results The draft received even more resistance as dissenters became The lottery involved Plexiglas drums containing 366 little plastic capsules that held different dates written on small slips of paper By the

slot games play Oklahomans and the Vietnam War The Draft The draft or conscription has been The Selective Service System held the first Vietnam lottery on December 1, 1969, Vietnam Draft Lottery -- a natural experiment that drafted male citizens into military service during the Vietnam War