Wallace stood at this university and promised to keep his ca…

Wallace stood at this university and promised to keep his campaign pledge of “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregaton forever.”  The National Guard would be federalized, Wallace would step aside, and the students would be escorted in.  (In reality, Robert Kennedy made it know if Wallace caused to much trouble he would arrest him and lock him in the federal prison outside Atlanta.)

On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service held its first Vi…

On December 1, 1969, the Selective Service held its first Vietnam Draft Lottery.  Each male of appropriate age was given a number based on his birhday.  Men selected were to report to the draft board to be evauluated.  This provided a fair and equal way to draft American’s young men.