Elvis swaps mansion for Army living (1958)
Elvis swaps mansion for Army living
Elvis Presley swapped his plush $100,000 mansion for an Army barracks Monday after he breezed through a physical ... Read more...
The truth about Hollywood draft deferments during WW2 (1942)
The truth about Hollywood deferments
by "Fearless"
Yes, a lot of the stars have been deferred -- and they haven't been able to tell the public why... Read more...
20 questions about the draft, answered (1967)
20 questions about the draft, answered
Draft rules are undergoing the biggest shake-up in years, under a new law just signed by the President. On the... Read more...
The original Constitution of the United States (1787)
Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during the summer of 1787, this four-page document, signed on September 17, 1787, esta... Read more...
Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction (1967)
Being the heavyweight champion didn't exclude Muhammad Ali from the draft during the height of the Vietnam War in 1967 - but it didn't mean he was going to go willingly.
The Vietnam War, as seen on Newsweek magazine covers (1965-1973)
Regular US combat units were deployed to Vietnam beginning in 1965, and while America's direct military involvement ended on August 15, 1973, the last soldiers left Vietnam on March 29, 1975.
Men: Here are your choices under the draft (1958)
Memo to June Graduates: Here are your choices under the draft
You can take your chances, hoping you never will be called. Many are trying this.
He... Read more...
Draft registrations: Famous music men (1917-1918)
Louis Armstrong
Though the recorder misspelled his name at the top of his record, Louis Armstrong's registration card showed that he was employed... Read more...
