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
The Making of Star Wars laserdisc releases of the original versions of the "Star Wars Trilogy". This version is almost identical to the 1977 version but replaces William Conrad's voiceover with that of famed movie trailer announcer Don LaFontaine. This version has not been issued on DVD nor any other format. Some portions of the special were edited into "The Story of Star Wars", a DVD that was issued as a promotional bonus available at Wal-Mart stores for the DVD release of "" in 2005. The Making of Star Wars The Making of Star Wars is a television special produced by 20th Century Fox, which