On This Day February 26 1984 - Star Wars Aired on CBS for the First Time

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On This Day: February 26 1984 Star Wars Aired on CBS for the First Time.

On this day February 26 1984 Star Wars aired on network television for the first time when CBS broadcast George Lucas’s sci-fi blockbuster to millions of viewers. The highly anticipated event allowed a new audience to experience the film outside of theaters and home video making it a major television moment of the 1980s.

By this time Star Wars had already become a cultural phenomenon since its theatrical release in 1977. The CBS broadcast brought the adventure of Luke Skywalker Han Solo...
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