Daily Archives: June 14, 2020

‘Against the Wind’ by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1980)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, June 14, 1980) — “Against the Wind” by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Against the Wind’ by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1980) →

First mass transport to Auschwitz concentration camp arrives 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1940)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Auschwitz Concentration Camp - Documentary'

(Friday, June 14, 1940; during The Holocaust, part of World War II) — The first large shipment of prisoners — 728 Polish resistance members — arrived today at the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Continue reading First mass transport to Auschwitz concentration camp arrives 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1940) →

German war machine occupies Paris unopposed 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1940)

1940s, World War II


Video: 'German Invasion of Paris 32610e HD'

(Friday, June 14, 1940, 5:30 a.m. West European Summer Time; during the Battle of France, part of the Western Front of World War II) — German troops marched unopposed into Paris today. Continue reading German war machine occupies Paris unopposed 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1940) →