It all started with Margaret Thatcher, so the story goes. The first female British prime minister was elected on May 4, 1979.
- Star Wars Day -- May the Fourth be with you
- Fans celebrate with events, activities, store sales
- Star Wars has annual films, bi-coastal Disney parks expansion
The Tories took out an ad in the London Evening News that read, "May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie."
That's two years after the premier of the first Star Wars movie, but cultural experts saw this as a sign of the influence Star Wars was already having on our world.
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Forty years later, the Star Wars phenomenon shows no signs of stopping, with yearly films and bi-coastal Star Wars lands coming to Disney’s parks in 2019. And last April an estimated 70,000 people visited Orlando for Star Wars Celebration.
While May 4 being "Star Wars Day" is not Lucasfilm's idea, the company that created Star Wars has embraced the concept. It's a day filled with activities, parties and special sales at all sorts of stores. The official Star Wars website has lots of ideas.
What are your Star Wars memories? Did you dress up as a character as a kid (or, you know, as an adult) for Halloween? Did you have a Star Wars-themed party or important event? Did you attend Star Wars Celebration last month? Do you have a huge collection of memorabilia you’d love to show off? Do you get with a Star Wars group and volunteer in the community?
Send us your pictures using our app, or on Facebook and Twitter, and tell us your Star Wars story.
Also – do you side with the Dark Side, or the Light? Share your affiliation with these Texas-inspired Star Wars logos.
Rebel Alliance:
Galactic Empire:
