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
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars and on Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand and Disney XD Australia. In Canada, the special premiered on August 8, 2014 on Family Channel and will on August 17, 2014 on Disney XD. In Southeast Asia, a release date of August 17, 2014 was announced. Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (also titled Episode IVa: May the Ferb Be with You) is a 1-hour long crossover episode of the American animated series "Phineas and Ferb" featuring characters from "Star Wars". It aired on July 26, 2014, on Disney Channel and later on Disney XD on August