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Star Wars

This  Week in History

Thursday, May 22, 2008
By Indy Staff
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May 23, 1934

Notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, while driving a stolen car in Louisiana, are killed by police.

May 24, 1935

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in first Major League Baseball game played at night.

May 25, 1977

George Lucas’s Star Wars opens in movie theaters, going on to win seven Oscars and grossing $800 million in ticket sales worldwide.

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