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.
National Service was completed by over 1.5 million men and came to an end in 1960 with the last conscript leaving the Army in 1963.     Not all National Servicemen joined the Armed Forces. Some did important work in the mines, they were know as Bevin boys after Ernest Bevin, who was Minister of Labour during WW2.