2011 Event President Hosni Mubarak relinquishes power to the head of the Higher Military Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi 1981 Event Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story 1956 Event Spain relinquishes her protectorate in Morocco 1913 Event Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro 1873 Event P B S Pinchback relinquishes office at Louisiana governor
