![]() An animated character in the British series Count Duckula uttered the phrase in 1988 and a British politician used it on during a House of Commons defence debate. A Lucasfilm employee also thought of the pun and began sharing it with others on a film set on May 4, 1982. So, when did the phrase start being used? There’s a story about an American newspaper using the phrase in reference to July 4 celebrations in the United States in the late 1970s. Questions about the credibility of the ad led CNN to say in 2021, “Finding direct evidence requires a search as diligent as Darth Vader’s quest for the Rebel Alliance base, but whatever the case, the pun was out in the wings, just waiting to be put to use.” Skeptics also note that the purported screenshots of the ad - which can be found all over the Internet - feature a photo of Thatcher that appears to be a 1982 shot. It seems impossible to track down the ad in archived versions of the 1979 newspaper (the London Evening News) that supposedly published the ad, leading some to doubt the veracity of the report. ![]() Congratulations.” But is the story of the ad simply a sci-fi fable? Reportedly, her Conservative party took out a newspaper ad (referencing the next day, May 4) that said: “May The Fourth Be With You, Maggie. On May 3, 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first female prime minister. But the first time “May the force be with you” became “May the fourth be with you” may have had nothing to do with Star Wars at all. It’s been repeated many times throughout Star Wars movies by other characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Han Solo.įans love repeating it, too. In the original 1977 Star Wars movie, the phrase was first said by a general who was sending Rebel troops off to battle an evil empire and that dastardly Darth Vader. Today - May 4 - is “May the fourth be with you” day, also known as Star Wars Day.įor those who aren’t in the know - perhaps living in a galaxy far, far away - there’s a powerful phrase and expression of luck that was uttered in the first Star Wars movie : “May the force be with you.” The force is a powerful and mysterious energy that some Star Wars characters can harness, allowing them to perform extraordinary feats.
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