On this day in 1952, the island of Heligoland was restored to German authority.
On this day in 1964, in Sydney, Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser set a new world record in the 100-meter freestyle swimming competition of 58.9 seconds.
On this day in 2004, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was removed as President of Haiti following a coup.
On this day in 2008, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence decided to withdraw Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan"immediately" after a leak led to his deployment being reported by foreign media.