As rained poured down, hundreds of protesters lined the streets on May 3 in downtown Nashville to rally against President ...

It didn’t begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving “Star Wars” have an inescapable gravity.

The holiday, often confused with Mexican Independence Day, commemorates a Mexican army victory over the French. But it’s mostly celebrated in the U.S.