George Washington's Birthday became a Federal holiday in 1880. In 1888 and 1894, respectively, Decoration Day (now Memorial Day) and Labor Day were created. In 1938, Armistice Day (now Veterans Day) was created to mark the end of World War I.
On June 30, 1973, Archie Turner was the last known person drafted into the US Army. Though he did not choose to join the Army, he chose to stay.
The Vietnam War and the Draft. During the Vietnam War, at least one-third of the American troops were selected for military service through. an involuntary process known as the draft. A government agency called the Selective Service collected the. names of all American men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six. When a man's name was drawn, he.