The “Stars Wars” villain and droids are part of the fun this weekend as fans around the world celebrate the unofficial holiday on May 4: “May the Fourth Be With You.” The date is a play on the ...

In a television address to the country on March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative, more commonly known as his Star Wars program, to protect the US from ...

Background: www.buran-energia.com; Foreground: Courtesy Ronald Reagan Presidential ... as the world continued to criticize Reagan for his "Star Wars" concept, the Soviet Union launched a test ...

President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative, which he proposed in the mid-1980s, was controversial and negatively dubbed “Star Wars” by critics who were inspired by the 1977 epic ...

akin to former President Ronald Reagan’s “Strategic Defense Initiative” — dubbed “Star Wars” by 1980s critics for its fanciful concept of shooting down incoming missiles with space ...