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Video. May the 4th be with you: how the date became a Star Wars phenomenon
The earliest use of this play on words dates back to 1978, one year after the release of 'A New Hope', where American newspapers employed the phrase in the headlines on Independence Day. But now 'May' is a month rather than a wish.
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