LGBT History Month LGBT History Month LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community, and represents a civil rights statement about the contributions of the LGBT community. Currently, LGBT History Month is a month-long celebration that is specific to the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. In the United States and Canada, it is celebrated in October to coincide with National Coming Out Day on October 11. In the United Kingdom, it is observed during
Day of the Programmer day is chosen because 1024 = 2, and this does not have leap year issue. Day of the Programmer The Day of the Programmer is an international professional day that is celebrated on the 256th (hexadecimal 100th, or the 2th) day of each year (September 13 during common years and on September 12 in leap years). It is officially recognized in Russia. The number 256 (2) was chosen because it is the number of distinct values that can be represented with an eight-bit byte, a value well-known to programmers. 256 is also the highest power of two that is less