May 17 marks the 137th day in a standard year, or the 138th day in a leap year. Following this day, 228 days are left until the year concludes.
- 1978 – Issue number 15 of Star Wars Weekly hits shelves.
- 1980 – A special premiere for children of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back occurs at the Kennedy Center.
- 1982 – The newspaper serial The Return of Ben Kenobi commences publication through the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 1983 – Issue 74 of Star Wars (1977) is released.
- 1986 – Issue 152 of Return of the Jedi Weekly sees publication.
- 2002 – Subscribers receive issue number 60 of Star Wars Insider.
- 2005 – Subscribers get their hands on issue 82 of Star Wars Insider.
- 2006 – Rebellion 2 is made available.
- 2017 – Issue number 15 of Poe Dameron is published.
- 2017 – Issue 31 of Star Wars (2015) is released to the public.
- 2017 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is honored as "Movie of the Year" during the MTV Movie & TV Awards ceremony.
- 2019 – The video "Darth Vader vs. Hoth Rebels - Crushing the Rebellion" is uploaded to YouTube.
- 2023 – Issue number 34 of Bounty Hunters is published.
- 2023 – The High Republic Adventures: The Nameless Terror 4 sees publication.