On May 25, 1983, Return of the Jedi opened in 1,002 theaters and broke every box-office record on the books. Inside the secret production, the Ewok backlash, and how George Lucas closed the original Star Wars trilogy.
On March 23, 1983, President Ronald Reagan sat behind his desk in the Oval Office and delivered a televised address that would reshape the Cold War, terrify the Soviet Union, and earn one of the most famous nicknames in military history. In a speech ostensibly about defense spending, Reagan stunned the world by announcing the…
