2014 Event Amidst massive security including 160,000 soldiers and over 200,000 policemen, Egyptians go to the polls to vote on a draft constitution which would strengthen the military-backed leadership of the country 2014 Event A 12-page letter written by Robert R. Livingston in 1775 is found by an archivist at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War; the letter explains why Livingston was chosen to help draft the Declaration of Independence 2013 Event Australian diplomat Peter Woolcott's draft for the first-ever treaty to regulate the conventional arms trade is discussed by members of the United Nations 2012 Event Amidst protests against austerity, the Portuguese government announces details of its draft budget for 2013 2010 Event The 2011 draft budget for Greece increases its austerity measures 1997 Event Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion draft 1997 Event 35th NHL draft Boston picks center Joe Thornton 1st 1994 Event Court upholds NBA salary cap and draft rights 1992 Event Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft 1992 Event Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft 1992 Event Tampa Bay Lightning make goalie Wendell Young their 1st draft 1991 Event Charlotte Hornets make Larry Johnson of UNLV, NBA's #1 draft pick 1991 Event Quebec Nordiques pick Eric Lindros #1 at NHL entry draft 1991 Event New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft 1991 Event End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft 1990 Event Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds 1988 Event Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft 1987 Event Mariners draft Ken Griffey, Jr. #1 1986 Event Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1 1985 Event Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1 1984 Birthday LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics 1984 Event New York Mets draft Shawn Abner, 17, #1 1983 Event Twins draft pitcher Tim Belcher #1 1983 Event U.S. Football League holds its 1st player draft 1982 Event New York Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell and Randy Myers 1981 Event Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional 1980 Event U.S. revives draft registration 1980 Event New York Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1 1979 Event Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball 1979 Birthday James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1979 Event Mariners draft Al Chambers #1 1978 Event Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft 1978 Event 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available 1978 Event Israeli Government approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace 1978 Event Braves draft Bob Horner #1 1977 Birthday Shaun Alexander, born in Florence, Kentucky, football, running back, played college football at University of Alabama, drafted by Seattle Seahawks, placed 19th overall in 2000 National Football League Draft 1977 Event White Sox draft Harold Baines #1 1977 Event President Carter pardons most Vietnam War draft evaders (10,000) 1977 Event President Jimmy Carter pardons almost all Vietnam War draft evaders 1976 Event 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich and McCovey, available 1976 Event Houston Astros draft Floyd Bannister #1 1976 Death Phil Ochs, singer (Draft Dodger Rag), commits suicide at 35 1974 Event Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 1973 Event Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1 1973 Event U.S. and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest U.S. war and military draft 1972 Event Padres draft Dave Roberts #1, Indians draft Rick Manning #2 1971 Event Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali 1971 Event White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign 1970 Event San Diego Padres draft Mike Ivie #1 1970 Event Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years 1970 Event 357 baseball players are available in the free-agent draft 1969 Event U.S. government holds its 1st draft lottery since WW II 1969 Event Washington Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1 1968 Event "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning 1968 Event AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st 1968 Event In NL expansion draft, Expos and Padres choose 30 players each 1968 Event Dr. Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law 1967 Event New York Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1 1967 Event 1st NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith 1967 Event Louisville, Kentucky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali 1967 Event Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion 1966 Event New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1 1965 Event A's draft Rick Monday #1 1964 Event Baseball approves a free-agent draft 1964 Event 1st draft of Star Trek's pilot "Cage" released 1964 Event Baseball agrees to hold a free-agent draft in New York City 1961 Event Expansion draft to stock Houston Astros and New York Mets 1959 Event AFL's 1st draft - New York Titans choice George Izo, quarterback, Notre Dame 1957 Event Elvis Presley given draft notice to join U.S. Army for National Service 1951 Event Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft 1950 Birthday Clarence Ellis, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, football player, safety, played with National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, drafted in first round of 1972 NFL Draft 1942 Event Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 1940 Event Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in U.S. history 1940 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act (1st peacetime draft) 1940 Event Congress passes 1st peace-time draft law 1936 Event 1st NFL draft, Eagles select Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger 1935 Event NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 1935 Event 1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of U Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles) He never plays in NFL 1935 Event Ezra Pound meets Mussolini, reads from a draft of "Cantos" 1923 Event Draft law passes 1918 Event Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Secretary of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt 1917 Event WW I draft lottery held; #258 is 1st drawn 1917 Event Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft 1917 Event 10 million U.S. men begin registering for draft in WW I 1917 Event American men begin registering for the draft 1917 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber okays 1908 conscription draft 1863 Event Lincoln begins 1st draft of his Gettysburg Address 1863 Event Governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in New York 1863 Event 1st military draft by U.S., exemptions cost $100 1792 Event U.S. establishes military draft 1776 Event Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to U.S. Congress 1776 Event Continental Congress create a committee to draft Declaration of Independence
