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Vietnam War draft. The Vietnam war draft were two lotteries conducted by the Selective Service System of the United States on December 1, 1969, to determine the order of conscription to military service in the Vietnam War in 1970. It was the first time a lottery system had been used to select men for military service in the US since 1942, and ...
The draft took place January 28–29, 1969. [2] [3] [4] The draft began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy -winning running back from USC, by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills. It ended with the twenty-sixth pick in round 17, number 442 overall, of Fred Zirkie, defensive tackle from Duke University, by the ...
1970 →. The 1969 NBA draft was the 23rd annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on April 7 and May 7, 1969, before the 1969–70 season. In this draft, fourteen NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players. A player who had finished his four-year college eligibility was eligible ...
Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1969. "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies was the number one song of 1969. Creedence Clearwater Revival had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Marvin Gaye had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1969. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of ...
Hot 100 number ones of 1969. These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1969. That year, 8 acts hit number one for the first time, such as Sly & the Family Stone, The 5th Dimension, Billy Preston, Henry Mancini, Zager and Evans, The Archies, Steam, and Peter, Paul and Mary. The Beatles and The 5th Dimension were the only acts to have ...
July 19, 2024 at 7:00 AM. In a landmark free speech case, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the rights of three Des Moines School District students to wear black arm bands to protest the Vietnam War ...
The Selective Service System ( SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male U.S. citizens and other U.S. residents potentially subject to military conscription (i.e., the draft). Although the U.S. military is currently an all-volunteer force, registration is still required for ...
The 1969 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1969 MLB season. The draft featured future Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven (pick 55) and Dave Winfield (pick 882). First round selections