On this day: February 28
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.
1983: The album "War" by U2 is released. The third album by the Irish rock group, it would debut at No. 1 in the UK, and its first single, "New Year's Day," was the band's first hit outside Ireland or the UK. The album, which also featured the song "Sunday Bloody Sunday," would reach No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and became their first Gold-certified album in America.
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