Featured in actBYTeam MightySep 15, 2021ShareToday in military history: FDR approves of the draftOn Sep. 16, 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Service Act, requiring all male Americans between the ages of 26 and 35 to register for the military draft. Though… BYTeam MightySep 15, 2021Share
BYTeam MightySep 15, 2021ShareToday in military history: FDR approves of the draftOn Sep. 16, 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Service Act, requiring all male Americans between the ages of 26 and 35 to register for the military draft. Though… BYTeam MightySep 15, 2021Share
![Congressman Alexander Pirnie (R-NY) drawing the first capsule for the Selective Service draft, Dec 1, 1969. This image was copied from [1], which credits the photo to "Selective Service System". I'm tentatively assuming that since the photo was created by a federal agency, it cannot by copyrighted. I'm going to post a message on copyvio to get clarification before I link an article to the image. (Wikimedia Commons)](https://www.wearethemighty.com/uploads/2021/08/1280px-1969_draft_lottery_photo.jpg?auto=webp&crop=16%3A9&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440 "Today in military history: FDR approves of the draft")