Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Costa Rica killing 15 people and injuring over 30.
The largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, was christened by her namesake’s granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II.
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov blasted off for Mir to begin his record 437 days in space that lasted until March 22, 1995.
Vietnamese troops overtook the Khmer Rouge and occupied Phnom Penh.
Bowing to international pressure, Pakistani President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto released Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who became the first President of Bangladesh.
Jacques Cousteau’s first undersea special was telecast in the U.S.
Elvis Presley (d. 1977), legendary American rock and roll singer who gave memorable hits like Jailhouse Rock and Heartbreak Hotel, was born.
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (d. 2004), the foremost proponent of classical Odissi dance, was born. He is credited for the revival of the dance form in the 20th century.
President Woodrow Wilson announced his "Fourteen Points" for the future peace of Europe after World War I. It became the basis for the terms of the German surrender.
The first telegraph message was sent using dots and dashes, in New Jersey.
Eli Whitney (b. 1765), American inventor of the cotton gin died.
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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.