For years, giving quasi-holiday status to May 4 was a sort of inside joke for sci-fi types, a play on the famous phrase "May the force be with you." Fans dressed up, got together for movie marathons and horsed around with homemade light sabers. But now
For years, giving quasi-holiday status to May 4 was a sort of inside joke for sci-fi types, a play on the famous phrase "May the force be with you." Fans dressed up, got together for movie marathons and horsed around with homemade light sabers. But now
Early May? Check. "Star Wars" obsession? Check and re-check. That's right, it's the fourth day in May — which in recent years has come to be known as an unofficial "Star Wars" holiday, as in "May the Fourth be with you," a play on "May the Force be
If you aren't sure why this week's Geocache of the Week is Star Wars themed, I'll explain. This Saturday, May 4, is a special holiday for Star Wars fans. “May the Fourth” sounds similar to “May the Force” which is part of the
The holiday was first celebrated in 2011, but the phrase and the date itself has an interesting history — on May 4, 1979, Margaret Thatcher became England's first woman prime minister, and the Conservative Party placed an ad in the London Evening News
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