May the Fourth be With You!

The one quote that everybody looks forward to in May is not may the fifth or may the tenth but the ear catching, “May the fourth be with you.”

The line now pushed by the many Star Wars fans around the world due to the phase sounding similar to, “May the force be with you.” The line that’s commonly heard throughout the Star Wars films.

Today Star Wars fans have capitalised on the phase “May the fourth be with you” calling May the fourth Star Wars Day.

Contrary to what some might expect the phase was not first used by Star Wars fans. It was first used when Margaret Thatcher was elected Britain’s first female Prime Minister on May 4, 1979, her party placed an advertisement in The London Evening News that said “May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations.” This reading of the line has also been recorded in the UK Parliament’s Hansard.

If your a fan of Star Wars you may like the official Starwars.com site.

Are you a Twitter get in amongst the chat by using hashtags, “#starwarsday“, “#maythe4thbewithyou“

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