Nylon is invented, the "M*A*S*H" finale draws a record audience, Michael Jackson wins a record eight Grammys, the Gulf War ends, and the Branch Davidian standoff begins, all on this day.
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1939: Dancer, singer, actor and theatrical director Tommy Tune, who has won nine Tony Awards and the National Medal of Arts, is born in Wichita Falls, Texas.