Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Arthur C. Clarke (b. 1917), British science-fiction writer most famous for his novel, 2001: A Space Odyssey, died aged 90. He was known as one of the ‘Big Three’ of science fiction along with Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov.
In a 2007 Cricket World Cup tie-up, India beat Bermuda by 257 runs – the highest margin of victory in the history of One Day Internationals at the time.
Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and electoral fraud.
Willie Mosconi set an unbeaten world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, an iconic symbol of Sydney, Australia was opened. It is the world's widest long-span bridge according to the Guinness World Records.
Auguste and Louis Lumière used their newly patented cinematograph to record their first footage showing workers leaving the Lumière factory.
David Livingstone (d. 1873), Scottish missionary and explorer of Africa who discovered the Victoria Falls, was born.
200 members of Peking's imperial family and the royal court committed suicide.
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Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.