Topic: Birthdates

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70: Four Freedoms
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70: Four Freedoms

The 1969 Draft Lottery and Arbitrary Selection

On December 1st, 1969, the United States held its first military draft lottery since WWII to determine which young men would be sent to the Vietnam War. 366 capsules containing birthdates were drawn to establish the order of induction. The hosts compare the arbitrary nature of the draft lottery to the "arbitrary" implementation of vaccine mandates across different sectors of society.