U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 25

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 25

WASHINGTON, May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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TUESDAY, MAY 25: "STAR WARS"

Profile America -- Tuesday, May 25th. Some new words -- "May the force be with you" -- entered the language on this day in 1977, as the movie "Star Wars" was released. George Lucas's space epic became a worldwide hit, with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia, battling the deliciously evil Darth Vader. "Star Wars" won six Academy Awards and a special Oscar for its sound effects. Now film making is even more complex. There are about 145,000 people involved in producing films, nearly 5.000 in distributing them, and 135,000 in showing them in local theaters around the country. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 291
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 1091

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).

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