1942
The February 19, 1942 Japanese bombing of Darwin
was the first foreign attack on Australian soil in the modern era and the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power against Australia.
On this day
February 19
Cities around the world keep their histories on dates. Here is what happened on February 19 across the 1 editorial events Pyflo has so far catalogued for this date.
1 event
1 century
1 country
Drawn from the Pyflo Atlas — an interactive timeline of 1,601 editorial events reaching back to 2100 BCE, each pin a deep link into a city's full story. Watch history play out on the map →