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
Kenner Star Wars action figures style, with larger muscles, and are known to collectors as "Power of the Force 2". The "Power of the Force 2" figures continued to be branded as Kenner until 1999, when they were rebranded as Hasbro. Hasbro continues to market "Star Wars" action figures to the present day. Kenner's success with the "Star Wars" line motivated creators of other action-adventure movies to market their own action figure lines. In the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist", two children are shown playing with "Star Wars" action figures. Later that year, the film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" also featured "Star Wars" action figures, which are