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THE CURIOUS STORY OF THE CREATION OF STAR WARS DAY May 4, 1979 after the premiere of the first Star Wars movie (which was a worldwide commotion, attracting thousands of fans) , the newspaper British London Evening News published a note of congratulations sent by colleagues and members of the Conservative Party to Margaret Thatcher for her new position as the country's minister that had the phrase: "May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations. '' using “fourth -4th”as an acronym for “force.” From that moment on, fans began to celebrate May 4 as World Star Wars Day. In 2011, Toronto, Canada decided on this day to
do a Star Wars movie marathon and from that year on, this movie marathon is held in the theaters of “The Rec Room Toronto”. Since 2013, the Walt Disney Company officially celebrates this day with various Star Wars events and festivities at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. On May 4, 2015, astronauts on the International Space Station saw Star Wars. Likewise, in social networks there are multiple celebrations in the world with the #StarWarsDay and #MayThe4thBeWithYou
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