Today is the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin, a small town on Australia's Top End. On February 19, 1942 Japanese forces dropped bombs on Darwin for 40 minutes and launched a second attack 30 minutes later. At Darwin's wharf 22 workers died, and 243 people were killed during the raids. About 400 others were injured. It was the first time Australia had been attacked on home soil by an enemy. There were over 60 more bombing raids on Australia's north, lasting until November 1943. Wreaths were laid in Darwin today at the town's war memorial and at the wharf.
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