1979: May the Fourth Be with You
The unofficial holiday known as Star Wars Day began as a funny twist from a line from the movies. It is said that “May the Fourth be with You” was first used on May 4, 1979 in an advertisement placed in The London England News when Margaret Thatcher took the role as Prime Minister. The ad said, “May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations.”
The first organized event for Star Wars Day took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2011 which included the “Original Trilogy Trivia Game Show”, a costume contest and more. The Walt Disney Company has celebrated the day every year since 2013 with special events at Disneyland in California and Disney Hollywood Studios in Florida. In 2015, astronauts within the International Space Station took park by watching Star Wars.
1927: First Balloon
The first balloon flight to reach an altitude that exceeded 40,000 feet was reached at Scott Field, Illinois.
1869: First Game
The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first baseball game and won!
1964: First Episode
The soap opera Another World aired its first episode on NBC.
2010: Julia’s Star Typo
On this day, Julia Louis-Dreyfus became the 2,407th star recipient on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. However, the star had a typo! Her name was written as “Julia Luis Dreyfus”. She took in stride saying, “The misspelling was so perfectly apt, a great metaphor for show business. Right when you think you’ve made it, you get knocked down. It’s an ideal metaphor for how this business works.” Yes, she did receive a second, corrected star.
Movies Released
- 1984: Sixteen Candles
- 2001: The Mummy Returns
- 2007: Spider-Man 3
- 2012: LOL
- 2012: The Avengers
- 2018: Tully
TV Series Debuts
- 1964: Another World
- 2018: A Little Help with Carol Burnett
- 2021: Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Famous Birthdays
- 1929: Audrey Hepburn (actress)
- 1953: Pia Zadora (actress)
- 1959: Randy Travis (singer)
- 1970: Will Arnett (actor)
- 1978: Erin Andrews (sportscaster)
- 1979: Lance Bass (singer)
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