Star Wars Day on May 4, 1979, the day Margaret Thatcher took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. An online news article from the Danish public broadcaster says her political party, the Conservatives, placed a congratulatory advertisement in "The London Evening News", saying "May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations." The saying was used in a UK Parliament defence debate on May 4, 1994. Astrophysicist and author Jeanne Cavelos used the saying on page 94 of her 1999 book "The Science of Star Wars". In 2008, the first Facebook groups appeared, celebrating "Luke Skywalker Day," with the same catchphrase. While
Clone Wars (Star Wars) comic books set during the conflict. "" novelizes a story arc about Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos from eight unfinished episodes of "The Clone Wars," and the "Kanan" comic book series depicts the eponymous "Star Wars Rebels" character Kanan Jarrus as Jedi Padawan Caleb Dume during the conflict. LucasArts also produced video games like "" and "" that depict the Clone Wars. Comparisons have been made between the political aspects of the Clone Wars and the events leading up to World War II. Radio host Clyde Lewis' article on historical similarities in "Star Wars" claims that Palpatine's tactics parallel those