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Star Wars: References & Edit History

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  • Dylan Shulman
    Dylan Shulman was an Editorial Intern at Encyclopædia Britannica in 2023 and 2024. He graduated in 2023 with a B.A. in journalism and French from the University of Maryland.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Updated release of The Mandalorian and Grogu and added top questions. May 22, 2026
Added cross-reference to American Graffiti. May 22, 2025
Article revised and updated. Aug 20, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Official Site of Star Wars. Jul 27, 2022
Add new Web site: Investopedia - Why Is the Star Wars Franchise So Valuable? Aug 30, 2021
Added the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Dec 13, 2019
Added the film Solo. May 24, 2018
Added the movie Star Wars: Episode VIII?The Last Jedi. Dec 15, 2017
Added the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Dec 21, 2016
Media added. Mar 24, 2016
Changed "space fantasy" to "space opera." Jan 19, 2016
Noted the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Dec 18, 2015
Add new Web site: Official Site of Star Wars. Apr 30, 2015
Add new Web site: Official Site of Star Wars. Apr 30, 2015
Changed reference to Star Wars: Episode III from "final film" to "sixth film." Nov 12, 2012
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - How the One Man Star Wars Trilogy Works. Aug 09, 2011
Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Star Wars. Aug 09, 2011
Added a missing space in second-to-last sentence. May 15, 2009
Updated with mention of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008). Aug 21, 2008
New article added. Apr 10, 2008
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