All good ‘friki’ of the saga ‘Star Wars’ knows that today, May 4, is the International day of ‘The War of Galaxies’. But what is the origin of the celebration of this day? What relationship does the date with ‘Star Wars’, the Fantastic films saga of George Lucas? And what is this day with Margaret Thatcher?
The day of ‘Star Wars’ is a day of celebration in tribute to the franchise created by George Lucas. It was created by fans of the films series and subsequently disseminated through social networks.
Star Wars Day was born as a result of a publication in the British newspaper London Evening News of May 4, 1979. It was a note in which Members of the United Kingdom Conservative Party congratulated Margaret Thatcher for his newly acquired as Prime Minister of the Country. «May the 4th be with you, Maggie. Congratulations », The writing that gave rise to a word game between “that the force accompanies you” (“May the force be with you”) said.
May 4, 2015, Astronauts at the International Space Station saw ‘Star Wars’ films and other celebrations were also held around the world.
