Photo Credit Jacob Ammentorp Lund/iStock/Getty Images. Weight lifting is a vital part of weight loss. Building and maintaining muscle helps to boost metabolism and prevent losing muscle mass as your body fat decreases. According to the Centers for Disease Control, weight lifting boosts metabolism by up to 15 percent.
The football season opened for most schools during the first week of October, and the impact of the forward pass was immediate: 1  On October 3, 1906, the Des Moines Daily News reported probably the first use of the long forward pass in the University of Missouri's 23â4 win over Kirksville Normal School.
Photo: Selective Service System. December 1, 1969 marked the date of the first draft lottery held since 1942. This drawing determined the order of induction for men born between January 1, 1944 and December 31, 1950. A large glass container held 366 blue plastic balls containing every possible birth date and affecting men between 18 and 26 years old.