People have been celebrating the unique day across social media. On Twitter, #palindrome is trending, with people excited about the special meaning of the date.

(CNN) --Today is a very special occasion -- the date is a palindrome, meaning it is the same when read forwards and backwards. It is February 2, 2020, or 02/02/2020, in both the MM/DD/YYYY format ...

Tuesday, May 20, sees the first of 10 dates in a row that can be written as a palindrome, or dates that read the same forward and backward, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. May has 11 ...

Inan has turned the consideration of palindrome dates into a sort of hobby, and earlier this month proved himself a master of detecting numerical patterns when he dazzled us with facts about ...

Now try reading backwards. It is still 4-2-4-2-4. April 20 through April 29 is a palindrome meaning the date can be read forwards and backwards with the same result. What is a palindrome?