Defense Sequester, 2013. Sequestration began on March 1, 2013. While the Budget Control Act originally slated a $54.6 billion cut to defense accounts, that number was reduced by the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), also known as the fiscal cliff deal.The ATRA and other adjustments to the defense sequester reduced cuts down to $37.2 billion for fiscal 2013.owever, in December 2013, the Bipartisan Budget Act reduced the cuts by more than $20 billion, down to $34 billion. Sequestration applies only to the Pentagonâs âbaseâ budget â that is, its regular operational budget, excluding war funding.
The film was originally released in 1977 with the title Star Wars. The subtitles Episode IV and A New Hope were only added to the opening crawl in subsequent re-releases.
Four decades later, the influence of Star Wars--and specifically Episode IV - A New Hope as it came to be subtitled--can be seen practically everywhere in modern pop culture. To celebrate this auspicious anniversary, today's episode of The Dan Cave is all about little known A New Hope facts that only diehard Star Wars fans will already know. Star Wars is why you have to leave the theater after a movie When Star Wars first hit theaters on May 25, 1977, it launched a phenomenon.