Showing posts with label May 4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May 4. Show all posts

Thursday, May 4, 2017

On This Day: May 4, 1979

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By Ciaran Duggan,

The first reference to Star Wars Day in the UK was on the day Margaret Thatcher took office as Prime Minister on May 4, 1979.

Thatcher's political party, the Conservatives, had allegedly placed a congratulatory advert in The London Evening News which said "May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations."

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