George Lucas definitely hit the history books before this one (YouTube)
George Lucas is our guide as we explore the real world history that inspired the worlds and stories of Star Wars. From WW2, to Ancient Rome, perhaps the universe inhabited by the Galactic Empire and the Republic before it are more similar to ours than we might think.- Phecda (Wikipedia)
Phecda /ˈfɛkdə/, also called Gamma Ursae Majoris (γ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Gamma UMa, γ UMa), is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major. Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified. Based upon parallax measurements with the Hipparcos astrometry satellite, it is located at distance of around 83.2 light-years (25.5 parsecs) from the Sun.