FEBRUARY 28
1984:Michael Jackson sets the record for most wins at the Grammy Awards, taking home eight accolades, including album of the year for his smash hit Thriller.
1525: Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés oversees the torture and murder of Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor of Tenochtitlan, after the young king fails to reveal the golden treasures Cortés expected to find in present-day Mexico.
1993: Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives attempt to execute a weapons search in the compound of the religious sect known as the Branch Davidians, located near Waco, Texas. Four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians are killed at the beginning of a 51-day standoff. The siege will end on April 19, 1993, when an FBI assault on the Branch Davidians' compound results in the death of 75 people, including leader David Koresh.
1525: Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés oversees the torture and murder of Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor of Tenochtitlan, after the young king fails to reveal the golden treasures Cortés expected to find in present-day Mexico.
1993: Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives attempt to execute a weapons search in the compound of the religious sect known as the Branch Davidians, located near Waco, Texas. Four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians are killed at the beginning of a 51-day standoff. The siege will end on April 19, 1993, when an FBI assault on the Branch Davidians' compound results in the death of 75 people, including leader David Koresh.
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