<P> Apocryphally , the reference was first used 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 . '' </P>
<P> Apocryphally , the reference was first used 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 . '' </P>
when did may the 4th be with you begin
when did may the 4th be with you begin
May 4 , 1979
May 4 , 1979