On this day in history
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Source: HistoryNet.com
1950: American forces engage the North Koreans for the first time at Osan, South Korea.
1940: Marshal Henri Petain’s Vichy government breaks off diplomatic relations with Great Britain.
1832: The German government begins curtailing freedom of the press after German Democrats advocate a revolt against Austrian rule.
1814: U.S. troops under Jacob Brown defeat a superior British force at Chippewa, Canada.
1806: A Spanish army repels the British during their attempt to retake Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1776: The Declaration of Independence is first printed by John Dunlop in Philadelphia.
