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President Franklin D Roosevelt addressing the nation about the Selective Service Act of 1940.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt explains the Peacetime Selective Service Lottery to the nation from a microphone in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC, where members of the government gather to witness the first drawing of numbers under the Selective Service Act 1940.
Officials fill glass container with lottery numbers of men registered under the Selective Service Act of 1940
Uniformed guards unload cartons containing lottery numbers of men registered for the draft under the Selective Service Act of 1940. They bring them into the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington DC. Inside the auditorium, they empty capsules, containing the numbers, into a large glass container, under the supervision of U.S. Government civilian officials. Numerous American Legion members in uniform also assist.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt speaking at the first draft event under the 1940 Selective Service Act
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt speaking in The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC on the occasion of the first draft lottery under the Selective Service Act of 1940.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announces the first few serial numbers as they are drawn in the 1940 draft lottery
The first draft lottery conducted under the 1940 Selective Service Act. . U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt standing at a podium in the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, in Washington DC. Members of his cabinet standing nearby. People seated on chairs. A glass container filled with encapsulated draft numbers sits on a table. An official blindfolds Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, who then draws the first draft number from the glass container. Secretary of Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. draws the second number, which the President reads aloud, as number 192. Blindfolded next is Attorney General, Robert H. Jackson, who picks the number 8,239, which is read aloud by President Roosevelt. Finally, Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, picks the third number (6,620) which the President also reads aloud. A large blackboard displays the first 25 numbers as they are drawn, beginning with the first (158) and ending with the 25th (4,861). Members of the audience applaud.
Oklahoma Aggies play DePaul in 1940 National Invitation Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York
Excerpts from the 1940 National Invitation Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal game already underway between Oklahoma Aggies and DePaul at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Numerous scoring scenes are shown in the course of the film, many of them involving long set shots. (Oklahoma won 23 to 22 and advanced to the Semifinals.)
Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers to win the 1940 World Series
The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Detroit Tigers in game 7 of the 1940 World Series to capture that year's major league baseball title. Shot of crowd at Crosley Field in Cincinnati Ohio watching the game. In second inning, the Tigers' Hank Greenberg (#5) is tagged out by the Reds' second baseman Eddie Joost in a rundown between second and third base, ending a Tiger scoring threat. Crowd cheers. In seventh inning, Tigers pitcher Bobo Newsom (#12) gives up a fly ball to Reds shortstop Billy Myers, allowing Jimmy Ripple to score what would prove to be the winning run in the 2-1 Reds victory. Hundreds of fans rush onto the field and celebrate with at the end of the game.
