Over a year before US entry in World War II
Over a year before US entry in World War II, the US ran a birth date based draft lottery, Oct. 29, 1940. President Roosevelt witnessed as Secretary of War Henry Stimson is blindfolded before taking the first capsule from the goldfish bowl
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13126035
Media ID
45377141
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3000px x 2346px
(856KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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