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Highlights of this day in history: "Star Wars" --- the classic sci-fi movie written and directed by George Lucas --- premieres; Former Enron execs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are convicted of conspiracy and fraud; Comedian Jay Leno begins his run as host of N-B-C's "The Tonight Show . (May 25)
Staff reports View Comments On May 25, 1977, The first "Star Wars" film is released. George Lucas' epic space opera is one of the most popular works in movie history. What began as a planned trilogy, became a series of nine motion pictures and resulted in for first movie being renamed Star Wars: A New Hope. The first movie's plot was Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader. It was followed by Sta...
Enron Fast Facts Facts 1986 – Lay is appointed chairman and CEO of Enron. 1989 – Enron enters the natural gas commodities trading market. 1990 – Skilling, an energy consultant, is hired to run a new subsidiary called Enron Finance Corp. August 2001 – Sherron Watkins, a vice president, warns Lay that the company could “implode in a wave of accounting scandals.” October 16, 2001 – Enron announces a third-quarter loss of $618 million. The company later reveals that it overstated earnings dating back to 1997. January 9, 2002 –The June 21, 2013 –A federal judge reduces Skilling...