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1997 Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion draft 1997 35th NHL draft Boston picks center Joe Thornton 1st 1994 Court upholds NBA salary cap and draft rights 1992 Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft 1992 Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning make goalie Wendell Young their 1st draft 1991 Charlotte Hornets make Larry Johnson of UNLV, NBA's #1 draft pick 1991 Quebec Nordiques pick Eric Lindros #1 at NHL entry draft 1991 New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft 1991 End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft 1990 Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds 1988 Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft 1987 Mariners draft Ken Griffey, Jr. #1 1986 Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1 1985 Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1 1984 New York Mets draft Shawn Abner, 17, #1 1983 Twins draft pitcher Tim Belcher #1 1983 U.S. Football League holds its 1st player draft 1982 New York Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell and Randy Myers 1981 Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional 1981 Seattle Mariners draft Mike Moore #1 1980 U.S. revives draft registration 1980 New York Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1 1979 Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball 1979 Mariners draft Al Chambers #1 1978 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft 1978 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available 1978 Israeli Government approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace 1978 Braves draft Bob Horner #1 1977 White Sox draft Harold Baines #1 1977 President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10,000) 1977 President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders 1976 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich and McCovey, available 1976 Houston Astros draft Floyd Bannister #1 1976 Phil Ochs, singer (Draft Dodger Rag), commits suicide at 35 1974 Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 1973 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1 1973 US and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest U.S. war and milt draft 1972 Padres draft Dave Roberts #1, Indians draft Rick Manning #2 1971 Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali 1971 White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign 1970 San Diego Padres draft Mike Ivie #1 1970 Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years 1970 357 baseball players are available in the free-agent draft 1969 U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II 1969 Washington Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1 1968 "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning 1968 AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st 1968 In NL expansion draft, Expos and Padres choose 30 players each 1968 Dr. Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law 1967 New York Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1 1967 1st NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith 1967 Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali 1967 Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion 1966 New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1 1965 A's draft Rick Monday #1 1964 Baseball approves a free-agent draft 1964 1st draft of Star Trek's pilot "Cage" released 1964 Baseball agrees to hold a free-agent draft in New York City 1961 Expansion draft to stock Houston Astros and New York Mets 1959 AFL's 1st draft - New York Titans choice George Izo, QB, Notre Dame 1957 Elvis Presley given draft notice to join U.S. Army for National Service 1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft 1942 Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 1940 Sec of War Henry L Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in U.S. history 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act (1st peacetime draft) 1940 Congress passes 1st peace-time draft law 1936 1st NFL draft, Eagles select Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger 1935 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 1935 1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of U Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles) He never plays in NFL 1935 Ezra Pound meets Mussolini, reads from a draft of "Cantos" 1923 Draft law passes 1918 Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Sec of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt 1917 WW I draft lottery held; #258 is 1st drawn 1917 Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft 1917 10 million U.S. men begin registering for draft in WW I 1917 American men begin registering for the draft 1917 Dutch 2nd Chamber okays 1908 conscription draft 1863 Lincoln begins 1st draft of his Gettysburg Address 1863 Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in New York 1863 1st military draft by U.S., exemptions cost $100 1792 U.S. establishes military draft 1776 Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to U.S. Congress 1776 Continental Congress create a committee to draft Decl of Independence

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