The Vietnam War selective service lottery
http://www.historynet.com/whats-your-number.htm
I remember my older brother sweating it out
Bruce Springsteen: 119, September 23, 1949
Sylvester Stallone: 327, July 6, 1946
Samuel Alito: 032, April 1, 1950
Clarence Thomas: 109, June 23, 1948