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.
1915: Actor Zero Mostel, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye on stage in "Fiddler on the Roof," Pseudolus on stage and on screen in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," and Max Bialystock in the original film version of "The Producers," is born Samuel Joel Mostel in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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