JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<form>
    <select id = "years">
        <option value="1">1</option>
        <option value2="2">2</option>
        <option value3="3">3</option>
    </select> 
    
</form>

JavaScript

document.getElementById("years").addEventListener("click",function(event){
    alert(this.innerHTML);
},false)