History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust

Headline: 16,500,000 Young Men To Register Oct. 16 Under U.S. Draft Act
Sub-Headline: Roosevelt Signs Nation's First Peace Time Conscription Bill Calling Men 21-35 to Duty

Publication Date: Tuesday, September 17, 1940
Historical Event: President Roosevelt Signs Selective Training and Service Act
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Tags: U.S. Government Responses to the Nazi Threat
Article Type: News Article
Newspaper: (The Wilmington) Evening Journal-Every Evening/(The Wilmington) Journal-Every Evening
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Page Section and Number: 1
Author/Byline: AP
History Unfolded Contributor: Steven B.
Location of Research: Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com)

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