On this day: February 28

POSTED: 07:54 PM PST Feb 26, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 27, 2013 

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.

OTD February 28 - Brian Jones
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1942: Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones is born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He was the group's leader early on, but drowned in a swimming pool in 1969 at the age of 27.

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