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jul 20, 1917 - First American Draftees are chosen by lottery

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In Washington, D.C., a blindfolded Secretary of War Newton D. Baker draws the first capsules from a large fishbowl in a lottery for the first American draftees, as prescribed under the Selective Service Act.

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jul 20, 1917
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