The Washington Post talks about May 12th in entertainment history. Here's the clip mentioning Episode I:

1993: The final episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC.

1999: "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" opened in movie theaters nationwide.

1999: Susan Lucci won a Daytime Emmy for best actress after losing for 18 years straight. She was honored for her portrayal of Erica Kane on ABC's "All My Children."

2001: Regis Philbin was a double winner at the Daytime Emmys. Philbin won for best game-show host and shared the talk-show award with Rosie O'Donnell.

2002: "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" opened in movie theaters nationwide.

2003: Ruben Studdard outsang Clay Aiken to win Fox television's "American Idol" competition.