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1968: Dark Shadows' Professor Stokes explained the Dream Curse.
1987: ATWT's Craig and Sierra enjoyed their new baby.
1987: Knots Landing's Peter Hollister was murdered.
1992: Another World's Carl shocked Bay City with his return.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On The Doctors, Karen (Laryssa Lauret) rushed to talk with Matt (James Pritchett) after Steve told her about the hostage situation with Ralph Anderson. Maggie (Bethel Leslie) wasn't phased when she walked in on Karen's conversation with Matt. "For once, I'm not concerned about Karen Werner's continental charms," Maggie told Matt.

1968: On Dark Shadows, Professor Stokes (Thayer David) and Julia (Grayson Hall) talked about the Dream Curse. He told her that the person who was object of the curse would die at the end of the dream.

1970: On Another World, Rachel (Robin Strasser) phoned Russ (Sam Groom) and lied that everything went wonderfully with her father.

1975: Adrienne LaRussa debuted as Brooke Hamilton in Days of our Lives.

1981: On General Hospital, Port Charles was abuzz as the art auction began.

1984: On Days of our Lives, Melissa Anderson (Lisa Trusel) danced at the benefit concert. Later, Pete Jannings (Michael Leon) came to Melissa's rescue when Speed threatened her.

1984: On Guiding Light, Alexandra Spaulding (Beverlee McKinsey) told Lujack (Vincent Irizarry) that he was her son.

1984: On The Edge of Night, Sky (Larkin Malloy) and Raven (Sharon) made their way to Switzerland.

1987: On As the World Turns, Craig (Scott Bryce) and Sierra (Finn Carter) celebrated the birth of their son, Bryant.

1987: On Knots Landing, Abby (Donna Mills) discovered Olivia standing over Peter Hollister's (Hunt Block) dead body and thought her daughter had killed him. Olivia thought her mother killed Peter when she came out of the bathroom wiping her hands.

1990: Victoria Rowell debuted as Drucilla Winters on The Young and the Restless.

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1992: On Another World, the residents of Bay City were stunned when Carl Hutchins (Charles Kating) returned to town after his conviction was overturned.

2002: ABC pulled the One Life to Live-inspired Todd Manning rag doll from its online store after being criticized for creating and releasing a doll based on a character who was a rapist. The Todd doll cost $19.95 and was described like this: "Todd is an all-cloth doll with brown felt hair and blue eyes. He is 20 inches standing. He wears a blue shirt and black pants."

“We didn't exercise proper sensitivity to the history of the character of Todd,” said ABC VP of media and talent relations Sally Schoneboom, adding, “We have re-evaluated and decided not to sell the doll.”

2008: Brianne Moncrief debuted on All My Children as Colby Chandler.

2008: Actress Lydia Bruce, who was best known for playing Dr. Maggie Powers on NBC daytime drama The Doctors, died at age 77.

2009: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Pam (Alley Mills) declared the Forresters would be better off without Rick.

2013: On Days of our Lives, Jennifer Horton (Melissa Reeves was surprised to see her son, J.J. Deveraux (Casey Moss) in Salem.

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Celebrating a birthday today are:
Marco St. John (ex-Paul, As the World Turns; ex-Joey, Search for Tomorrow; ex-Erica's Physician, All My Children) - 80
Robin Strasser (ex-Dorian, One Life to Live; ex-Rachel, Another World; ex-Rachel, Somerset; ex-Hecuba, Passions; ex-Christina, All My Children; ex-Dianne, Knots Landing) - 74
Mariann Aalda (ex-Lena, Sunset Beach; ex-Grace, Guiding Light; ex-Didi, The Edge of Night) - 71
Peter Reckell (ex-Richard, Venice; ex-Bo, Days of our Lives; ex-Eric, As the World Turns; ex-Johnny, Knots Landing) - 64
Michael E. Knight (ex-Simon, The Young and the Restless; ex-Tad, All My Children; ex-Tad, One Life to Live) - 60
Traci Lords (Val, EastSiders; ex-Rikki, Melrose Place) - 51
Justin Melvey (ex-Colin, Days of our LivesDays of our Lives; ex-Harry, Home and Away) - 50
Adain Bradley (Xander, The Bold and the Beautiful)

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1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas bared his fangs (upside down).
1981: The art auction began on General Hospital.
1987: Days of our Lives' Harper arrived in Salem.
2008: Noelle Beck debuted as the new Lily on As the World Turns.

Jeanne Cooper

2013: Lengendary actress Jeanne Cooper died at age 84. For more than 39 years she played Katherine Chancellor on The Young and the Restless. Her son, Corbin Bernsen, said she passed away "peaceful with my sister by her side, in her sleep."

Cooper received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993 and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys in 2004. She finally won the Daytime Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actress in 2008, and was nominated nine other times. She was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards during her career, one in 1961 for her work on Ben Casey, and the other in 1987 for her recurring role on L.A. Law, playing Corbin Bernsen's mother.

Watch classic clips of Cooper's work here.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Eileen Barnett (ex-Stephanie, Days of our Lives) - 73
Pamela Peters Solow (ex-Peggy, The Young and the Restless) - 69
David Keith (ex-John Allen, Lone Star) - 65
Melissa Gilbert (ex-Shari, Nip/Tuck) - 55
Cheryl Richardson (ex-Jenny, General Hospital) - 55
Julianne Morris (ex-Greta, Days of our Lives; ex-Amy, The Young and the Restless) - 51
Kam Heskin (ex-April, Coastal Dreams; ex-Sheridan, Passions; ex-Caitlin, Sunset Beach) - 46
Enrique Iglesias (Guest Star, The Young and the Restless) - 44
Matthew Davis (Alaric, The Vampire Diaries) - 41
Stephen Amell (Oliver, Arrow; ex-Scott, Private Practice; ex-Adam, Dante's Cove) - 38
Elyes Gabel (ex-Rahkaro, Game of Thrones) - 36
Marc Anthony Samuel (Felix, General Hospital)

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1974: Another World aired a one-hour special.
1983: Peter Reckell debuted on Days of our Lives.
1991: The Dallas series finale aired on CBS.
2013: Jeanne Cooper's final Y&R scene aired.

1964: Another World premiered.
1982: Dynasty's Cecil died while making love with Alexis.
1984: Guiding Light's"Dreaming Death" virus killed Lesley Ann.
1987: Days of our Lives' Kim and Shane were married.

1964: Irna Phillips and William J. Bell's Another World premiered on NBC. The script from this episode is archived at the National Museum of American History. When the show began, announcer Bill Wolff would say over the opening title: "We do not live in this world alone, but in a thousand other worlds. . . And now, Another World."

During its first year, the show, set in the fictional town of Bay City, set new standards for its time by taking on topics like abortion and illegitimate pregnancy.

The story initially revolved around the Matthews family in Bay City. The original characters were Liz Matthews (Sarah Cunningham, replaced after the first episode), Bill Matthews (Joseph Gallison), Jim Matthews (John Beal, replaced after the first episode), Mary Matthews (Virginia Dwyer), Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman), Alice Matthews (Jacqueline Courtney), Russ Matthews (Joey Trent), Janet Matthews (Liza Chapman), Granny Matthews (Vera Allen), Missy Palmer (Carol Roux), Ken Baxter (William Prince) and Tom Baxter (Nicholas Pryor).

Another World ran for 35 years, achieving its greatest ratings success in the 1970s. The final episode aired on June 25, 1999.

1981: On Another World, Sandy (Christopher Rich) took Blaine (Laura Malone) and Jerry (Paul Tinder) to a museum and planetarium in New York City for the day. When they returned, Sandy noticed that the hotel room door had been tampered with.

1982: On the Season 2 finale of Dynasty, Cecil Colby (Lloyd Bochner) suffered a heart attack while making love to Alexis (Joan Collins) on the night before their wedding.

1984: On Guiding Light, Lesley Ann Andrews (Carolyn Ann Clark) died after being infected with the Dreaming Death virus. Elsewhere, Reva (Kim Zimmer) hosted the Mr. Springfield contest.

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1987: On Days of our Lives, Kimberly Brady (Patsy Pease) and Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy) were married.

1987: On The Bold and the Beautiful, while Mother Logan (Lesley Woods) and her daughter-in-law, Beth (Judith Baldwin), discussed why Beth's husband, Stephen, had deserted The Logan Family, Stephanie & Eric Forrester (Susan Flannery & John McCook) talked about a past of their own, which had included Beth. Meanwhile, Thorne Forrester (Clayton Norcross) pleaded with his sister Kristen (Teri Ann Lynn) to divulge where Caroline Spencer was now living, with Thorne confessing his love for his brother's ex-fiancée.

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1992: On Santa Barbara, Cruz (A Martinez) and Jodie (Kim Zimmer) rescued Lily and Rafe.

2005: On Passions, Sheridan (Mackenzie Westmore) tore into Luis (Galen Gering) for not believing Marty was their son and for defending Beth. Later, a suspicious Sheridan found Beth (Kelli McCarty) lurking around the club and asked if she came with Alistair (John Reilly). Sheridan warned Beth she was going to get her son back and gave her rival a hard shove, starting an all-out brawl between the two women. Meanwhile, as Edna (Kathleen Noone) prayed for guidance and help, a horrified Tabitha (Juliet Mills) found herself stuck in place as angels descended upon her.

2007: On One Life to Live, Blair Cramer (Kassie DePaiva) was determined to find Todd Manning before leaving Chicago.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Lynn Wood (ex-Allison, The Young and the Restless; ex-Aunt Janet, General Hospital) - 87
Leonie Norton (ex-Kate, Love of Life; ex-Cindy, Another World; ex-Julie, One Life to Live) - 76
Richard Jenkins (ex-Nathaniel, Six Feet Under) - 72
Tanya Falan Welk-Roberts (Guest Star, General Hospital) - 71
Scott Stevensen (ex-Harvey, All My Children) - 68
Mary Beth McDonough (ex-Heidi, General Hospital) - 58
Matthew Crane (ex-Perry, Gotham; ex-Ross, General Hospital; ex-Matt, Another World) - 52
Grace Phipps (ex-April, The Vampire Diaries) - 27

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1965: As the World Turns spin-off Our Private World premiered.
1985: Days or our Lives' John rescued Marlena.
1992: Another World's Donna and John shared a kiss.
2004: The Young and the Restless' Kevin flatlined.

Our Private World stars Geraldine Fitzgerald & Eileen Fulton are
in the foreground. Also pictured: Robert Drivas, Julienne Marie,
Nicolas Coster, David O'Brien and Sam Groom.

The twice-a-week series was the first attempt by a competing network to capture some of the popularity of Peyton Place, a primetime soap opera on ABC which was itself an attempt to copy the success of another show, the UK's Coronation Street.

The premiere of Our Private World received a Nielsen rating of 15.1, a 25 share of the audience. The second episode, which aired two nights later, only drew an 11.9 rating and 21 share. For that week, As the World Turns had an 11.1 rating.

Watch an episode from July 1965 below.

1972: On The Doctors, Dr. Vito McCray (Paul Henry Itkin) phoned Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) from New York to remind him that he was interested in working for him at Hope Memorial.

1982: On General Hospital, Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) and her sister-in-law, Laura (Genie Francis), tried to get along for Luke's (Anthony Geary) sake.

1984: Doris Hursley, who co-created daytime soap operas General Hospital and Bright Promise with her husband, Frank Hursley, died at age 85. Their daughter, Bridget Dobson, also wrote for daytime soaps and co-created Santa Barbara.

1986: On Another World, Catlin Ewing (Thomas Ian Griffith) married Sally Frame (Taylor Miller) despite Brittany's (Sharon Gabet) efforts to thwart the ceremony.

1986: On Days of our Lives, John (Drake Hogestyn) rescued Marlena (Deidre Hall).

1987: On Another World, Mitch Blake (William Gray Espy) and Dr. Cheng cared for Felicia Gallant (Linda Dano), who came down with a high fever.

1987: Alison Sweeney made her very first appearance in Days of our Lives, playing Young Adrienne in a flashback scene. Sweeney returned to the show in January 1993 as Sami Brady, a role she has played for over 21 years now.

1992: On Another World, John (David Forsyth) and Donna (Anna Stuart) shared a kiss.

2003: On The Young and the Restless, Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) was about to fulfill his quest to marry Christine, but now wanted to wipe the slate clean by confessing his involvement with Isabella to her. In doing so, he got a not-so-friendly visit from his alter-ego "Bad Michael" - who noticeably still sported the scruffy beard and wife-beater just like he did when he obsessively dug his way through the apartment wall and attempted to rape Christine back in 1993.

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Celebrating a birthday today are:
Lisa Blake Richards (ex-Sabrina, Dark Shadows, ex-Viki, Where the Heart Is, ex-Susan, One Life to Live) - 77
Gillian Wright (ex-Jean, EastEnders) - 58
Kurt Sutter (Creator, Sons of Anarchy) - 58
Darrin Dewitt Henson (ex-Ruben, Lincoln Heights; ex-Lem, Soul Food) - 45
Glen Wallace (ex-Cameron, EastEnders; ex-David, Doctors; ex-Andy, Holby City; ex-Malachy, Hollyoaks) - 42
Vincent Kartheiser (ex-Pete, Mad Men) - 39
Ian Virgo (ex-Phil, Doctors) - 37
Henry Cavill (ex-Charles, The Tudors) - 35
Clark Duke (ex-Dale, Greek) - 33
Adele (Guest Star, Ugly Betty) - 30
Taylor-Ann Hasselhoff (ex-Nurse, The Young and the Restless) - 28
Danielle Parker (ex-Emma, All My Children) - 16

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1983: GH's Robert & Holly made love.
1984: Dynasty's Fallon crashed her car.
1985: Days' Marlena met the new chief of police.
2006: ATWT's Luke Snyder came out to his parents.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1969: On Another World, Liz Matthews (Audra Lindley) left Bay City. Lindley, who took over the role as Liz on Another World's second episode, was leaving the show after 5 years. She returned on June 20th for one final appearance. Lindley would go on to star as Mrs. Roper in the hit ABC sitcom Three's Company.

1972: Beverlee McKinsey made her third and final appearance as Emma Frame Ordway on Another World. She returned to Another World on December 22, 1972, playing the role of Iris Carrington.

1973: Maree Cheatham returned to Days of our Lives as Marie Horton after a year and a half absence.

1975: On The Doctors, Carolee Adrich (Carolee Campbell) was not happen that Dr. Karen Werner wanted to take Erich away overnight.

1983: On General Hospital, Robert (Tristan Rogers) and Holly (Emma Samms) consummated their 3 month-old marriage of convenience, creating what they would later call "the only [anniversary] that counts."

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1984: On the season finale of Dynasty, Alexis (Joan Collins) was arrested for murdering Mark Jennings, and Fallon was involved in a car accident (Pamela Sue Martin left the series).

1985: On Knots Landing, Karen (Michele Lee) and Ben posed as a couple who wanted to adopt a baby in order to get more information of Val's unethical doctor.

1985: Rod Arrants debuted on Days of our Lives as the new Chief of Police, Richard Cates.

1986: On Dallas, Sue Ellen and J.R. enjoyed their reunion. A week later, Bobby showed up in Pam's shower and this episode turned out to be part of Pam's 22-episode dream.

1988: Lisa Howard debuted as April Ramirez in Days of our Lives.

1991: FOX aired the first season finale of Beverly Hills, 90210.

1995: On Another World, in the hospital Spencer (David Hedison) desperately tried to communicate to Ryan (Paul Michael Valley) that Justine (Victoria Wyndham) was trying to kill him.

2002: John-Paul Lavoisier debuted as Rex Balsom on One Life to Live.

2006: On As the World Turns, Luke Snyder (Van Hansis) revealed to his parents, Lily (Martha Byrne) and Holden (Jon Hensley), that he was gay. Said Luke: "Mom, it's not like I just woke up this morning and decided to be gay. This is something I've been carried around for years. And now that it's out, I've got to talk. I've got to talk. It hurts too much to just keep it in like it's some sort of contagious disease or something. I lied because I didn't want to hurt you. But I ended up hurting you anyways and hurting myself, too. I guess I was just so afraid -- I was so afraid of seeing this look on your face, and the disappointment in Dad's eyes -- and not just for today, but for the rest of my life."

2012: On General Hospital, One Life to Live's Tea Delgado (Florencia Lozano) showed up in Port Charles.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Beverly Penberthy (ex-Pat, Another World; ex-Adalaide, As the World Turns) - 87
Alley Mills (Pam, The Bold and the Beautiful) - 68
Greg Beecroft (ex-Tony, Guiding Light; ex-Duke, General Hospital; ex-Brock, As the World Turns) - 67
Jeanna Michaels (ex-Lydia, Santa Barbara; ex-Constance, General Hospital; ex-Karen, The Young and the Restless; ex-Connie, Dallas) - 63
Wendy Crewson (ex-Helen, Revenge) - 63
John Corbett (ex-Seth, Parenthood) - 58
Rachel Boston (ex-Ingrid, Witches of East End) - 37
Chris Zylka (ex-Jason, 90210; ex-Jake, The Secret Circle) - 34
Grace Gummer (Dom, Mr. Robot; ex-Julie, Extant; ex-Hallie, The Newsroom) - 33

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1967: Dark Shadows' Carolyn wanted to check out the locked room.
1982: GH's Laura Templeton did not want to leave Port Charles.
1985: Days of our Lives' Anna and Tony made love.
2002: Passions' Theresa confessed to Julian's murder.

Victoria Rowell

Laurence Lau (ex-Brian, As the World Turns; ex-Sam, One Life to Live; ex-Greg, All My Children, ex-Jamie, Another World) - 65
Victoria Rowell (ex-Drucilla, The Young and the Restless; ex-Nella, As the World Turns; ex-Veronica, Single Ladies) - 60
Jason Brooks (ex-Bruce, Switched at Birth; ex-Peter, Days of our Lives) - 53
Judson Mills (ex-Hutch, As the World Turns) - 50
Lisa Linde (ex-Ali, Days of our Lives) - 47
Andrea Anders (ex-Ellie, Guiding Light; ex-Elaine, One Life to Live) - 44
Sam Pancake (ex-Michael, Pretty)
Odette Annable (ex-Trudy, Astronaut Wives Club; ex-Annie, Brothers & Sisters) - 34
Eileen Boylan (ex-Betsy, Greek; ex-Sage, General Hospital) - 30
Lindsey Shaw (Paige, Pretty Little Liars) - 30
Lauren Potter (ex-Becky, Glee) - 29

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1979: Ryan's Hope's Maeve reminisced.
1984: Guiding Light's Mindy was rushed to the hospital.
1989: The original Dynasty ended its run.
1990: Dallas' J.R. was double-crossed by James.

1980: Edge of Night's Raven kidnapped Jamey.
1992: Y&R's Sheila pulled a gun on Lauren.
1994: GH's Luke found out Laura was having a baby girl.
1995: As the World Turns celebrated 10,000 episodes.

Linda Dano

Pam St. Clement (ex-Pat, EastEnders; ex-Mrs. Eckersley, Emmerdale) - 77
Linda Dano (ex-Lena, Guiding Light; ex-Rae, One Life to Live; ex-Rae, General Hospital; ex-Rae, All My Children; ex-Rae, Port Charles; ex-Felicia, Another World; ex-Cynthia, As the World Turns) - 76
Bruce Boxleitner (ex-Burl, GCB) - 69
Guy Davis (ex-Josh, One Life to Live) - 67
Jennifer Hetrick (ex-Veronica, General Hospital) - 61
Beth Maitland (Traci, The Young and the Restless) - 61
Lar Park-Lincoln (ex-Linda, Knots Landing) - 57
Vanessa Williams (ex-Rhonda, Melrose Place) - 56

Beth Maitland

Jamie Luner (ex-Liza, All My Children; ex-Lexi, Melrose Place; ex-Peyton, Savannah) - 48
Christian Campbell (Richard, True Detective; ex-Bobby, All My Children; ex-Peter, The Book of Daniel; ex-Teddy, Malibu Shores) - 47
Forbes March (ex-Nash, One Life to Live; ex-Scott, All My Children) - 46
Philip Boyd (ex-Arthur, Days of our Lives) - 44
Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth, General Hospital; ex-Elizabeth, General Hospital: Night Shift; ex-Dana, Days of our Lives) - 42
Jason Biggs (ex-Pete, As the World Turns) - 41
Emily VanCamp (ex-Emily, Revenge; ex-Rebecca, Brothers & Sisters) - 33

Rebecca Herbst

Clare Bowen (Scarlett, Nashville; ex-Nina, Home and Away) - 30
Malcolm David Kelley (ex-Walt, Lost) - 27

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1993: CBS aired the final episodes of Knots Landing.
1994: GH's Miguel pulled an injured BJ out of a bus crash.
2010: Emmerdale's Aaron revealed he was gay on the witness stand.
2011: Roger Howarth returned to One Life to Live.

Tricia Cast, Melissa Reeves

1985: Tricia Cast debuted on Santa Barbara as Christie Duvall. Christie was a teen runaway who befriended Jade Perkins (Melissa Reeves, then Melissa Brennan) when Jade got stranded in a bad part of town.

1985: A two-hour movie update of primetime soap opera Peyton Place, titled Peyton Place: The Next Generation, aired on NBC.

Nine of the original cast members returned including Dorothy Malone, Christopher Connelly, Barbara Perkins and Ed Nelson.

1988: On Guiding Light, Phillip (Grant Aleksander) locked Chelsea (Kassie DePaiva) in the lighthouse to keep her from interrupting his plan to take over Spaulding Enterprises.

1993: CBS aired the series finale of Knots Landing after 14 seasons on the air.

1994: On General Hospital, B.J. Jones (Brighton Hertford) and her classmates went on a field trip but their bus crashed. Miguel (Ricky Martin) pulled B.J. out of the rubble, and she was rushed to the emergency room.

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1998: On The Young and the Restless, a conniving Phyllis (played by Sandra Nelson at this point) worked to make sure that Danny (Michael Damian) discovered that it was Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) who stepped up to be his anonymous kidney donor to save his life.

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2000: Actor Robert Burr died at age 78. His soap roles included Tom Donnelly on Love is a Many Splendored Thing, Paul Raven in Love of Life, and Luke MacKenzie on Somerset.

2010: Radio soap opera organist Rosa Rio died at age 107.

2010: On Emmerdale, Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller) was on trial for what appeared to be his homophobic assault of Jackson Walsh (Marc Silcock). Aaron's emotional courtroom testimony and personal admission as to what really prompted the attack became one of the dramatic scenes that won Miller the British Soap Award for Best Actor in 2011. He went on to win again in 2012.

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2011: Roger Howarth returned to One Life to Live. Trevor St. John was already playing Howarth's former character, Todd Manning, so viewers began to speculate about which man was the real Todd.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Armistead Maupin (Writer/Producer, Tales of the City) - 75
Sam Anderson (ex-David, Dallas; ex-Bernard, Lost; ex-Paul, Pasadena) - 74
Steve Blackwood (ex-Bart, Days of our Lives) - 63
Alan Ball (Executive Producer, True Blood; Six Feet Under) - 62
Tom Verica (Sam, How to Get Away with Murder) - 55
Susan Floyd (ex-Christine, One Life to Live) - 51
Neil Hopkins (ex-Liam, Lost) - 42
Natalie Cassidy (Sonia, EastEnders) - 35
Iwan Rheon (ex-Ramsay, Game of Thrones) - 33
Hunter Parrish (ex-Kyle, The Following; ex-Jeffrey, The Good Wife) - 32
Candice Accola (Caroline, The Vampire Diaries) - 32

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1968: Dark Shadows' Mrs. Johnson had a terrible dream.
1981: John Dixon took a tumble down the stairs on As the World Turns.
2002: All My Children's Bianca called her sister, Kendall, "evil".
2010: It was prom night for One Life to Live's Starr X'd Lovers.

Anna Lee

2003: Kyle Brandt debuted as Philip Kiriakis in Days of our Lives.

2004: Legendary British actress Anna Lee, who played Lila Quartermaine on General Hospital for 25 years, died at age 91. She was posthumously awarded a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award a week after her death, on May 21, 2004, in New York along with nine other daytime television legends.

2006: NBC aired the final episode of primetime serial The West Wing.

2010:One Life to Live kicked off its three-episode "Starr X'd Lovers" musical prom special. The performances include Brody Lovett (Mark Lawson) tackling REO Speedwagon's smash hit "Keep on Loving You" from 1981, and Starr Manning (Kristen Alderson) singing Pat Benatar's "We Belong" from 1984.

2013: Actor Jerry Ayres died at age 76. His soap roles included David Hamiliton on General Hospital and Conway Weston in The Bold and the Beautiful. He also appeared in several episodes of Dynasty's first season as Tom.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Victor Miller (Former writer, All My Children; Guiding Light; Another World; One Life to Live; General Hospital) - 79
Jennifer Billingsley (ex-Polly, General Hospital) - 77
Edmund Gaynes (ex-Paul, As the World Turns) - 73
Nancy Sorel (ex-Monique, Generations) - 55
Natasha Ryan (ex-Hope, Days of our Lives) - 49
Sabryn Genet (ex-Tricia, The Young and the Restless) - 48
Gabriel Mann (ex-Nolan, Revenge; ex-Arthur, Mad Men) - 47
Martine McCutcheon (ex-Susan, Echo Beach; ex-Tiffany, EastEnders) - 42
Justin Klosky (ex-Joey, Guiding Light) - 39
Amber Tamblyn (ex-Emily, General Hospital) - 36
Noah Alexander Gerry (Charlie, The Young and the Restless)

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1985: General Hospital's Anna remembered the past.
1985: Dynasty wedding guests faced the Moldavian Massacre.
1987: Days of our Lives' Andrew was baptized.
2012: Days' Will Horton came out to his parents.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1964: On Another World, Pat (Susan Trustman) begged Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) to dip into her savings account to loan her enough money to buy a new bathing suit.

1967: On Days of our Lives, Susan (Denise Alexander) decided to give David (Clive Clerk) a divorce.

1975: At the 2nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included The Young and the Restless (Drama Series, Directing), Another World (Writing), Macdonald Carey and Susan Flannery.

1978: Doug Davidson taped his first episode (#1311) as Paul William on The Young and the Restless (aired May 23, 1978).

1980: On The Edge of Night, Logan told Geraldine (Lois Kibbee) and Nicole that Raven abducted Jamey.

1984: Original The Young and the Restless star Tom Hallick made his debut as Maxwell Hathaway on Days of our Lives.

1985: On General Hospital, Anna (Finola Hughes) remembered her past with Robert (Tristan Rogers).

1985: On the season finale of Dynasty, the royal wedding of Amanda and Michael took place. This episode is commonly referred to as the "Moldavian Massacre," with the wedding interrupted by terrorists staging a military coup of Moldavia.

1987: On Days of our Lives, Kim (Patsy Pease) and Shane's (Charles Shaughnessy) son, Andrew Shawn Brady, was baptized.

1987: Susan Marie Snyder made her first appearance as Laken Lockridge on Santa Barbara.

1989: On Santa Barbara, Cruz (A Martinez) and Eden (Marcy Walker) spent the night together in Paris, and danced at the Eiffel Tower.

1992: On Santa Barbara, Jodie (Kim Zimmer) received mysterious phone calls but refused to take them seriously until realized it was Ramon.

1996: Actor Barton Heyman, whose soap roles included Fred Ewing on Another World and Ted Maille in Ryan's Hope, died at age 59.

1998: At the 25th Daytime Emmys, Susan Lucci lost for the 18th consecutive time (she would finally win in 1999). Winners included All My Children (Drama Series, Writing), Cynthia Watros (Guiding Light), Eric Braeden (The Young and the Restless), Julia Barr (All My Children ), Steve Burton (General Hospital), Sarah Brown (General Hospital) and Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital).

2007: The CW aired the final episode of Gilmore Girls.

2012: On Days of our Lives, Will (Chandler Massey) told his parents, Sami (Alison Sweeney) and Lucas (Bryan Datillo), he was gay.

2012: On General Hospital, while in jail Starr Manning (Kristen Alderson) talked to Connie Falconeri about her love story with Cole.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Peggy Pope (ex-Becky, Santa Barbara) - 90
Gaye Huston (ex-Lee, Another World) - 75
Kristen Vigard (ex-Morgan, Guiding Light; ex-Joy, One Life to Live) - 56
Katie Rich (ex-Dee, Another World) - 55
David Charvet (ex-Craig, Melrose Place) - 47
David Krumholtz (Josh, The Good Wife; ex-Billy, The Playboy Club) - 41
Caroline Dhavernas (ex-Alana, Hannibal) - 41
Jamie-Lynn Sigler (ex-Natalie, Ugly Betty; ex-Meadow, The Sopranos) - 38
Dorothy Cotter (ex-Trina, Fair City) - 38
Alexandra Breckenridge (Sophie, This Is Us; ex-Jessie, The Walking Dead; ex-Young Moira, American Horror Story; ex-Katerina, True Blood) - 37

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

Today, The Trevor Project announced that talk show host, actress and producer Kelly Ripa and actor and producer Mark Consuelos will jointly be honored at the organization's TrevorLIVE New York gala with the Champions Award for their continued allyship and commitment to supporting The Trevor Project’s mission to end suicide among LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning) young people. The organization will also honor EY with the 20/20 Visionary Award for the company's work supporting LGBTQ inclusion around the world and creating a sense of belonging for all EY professionals. In addition, actress, comedian and writer Nicole Byer and actor, director and digital producer Eugene Lee Yang will co-host TrevorLIVE New York, the organization’s annual star-studded signature fundraiser, on Monday, June 17 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. As previously announced, actress, musician, and style icon Cara Delevingne will be honored with the 2019 Hero Award.

"We're so excited to honor Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and EY at this year's TrevorLIVE New York -- they remain committed allies to the LGBTQ community at a time when LGBTQ youth need more support than ever, ensuring that they know they are beautiful and deserving of love for who they are," said Amit Paley, CEO & Executive Director of The Trevor Project. "Combined with this year's creative and funny co-hosts, Nicole Byer and Eugene Lee Yang, this year's TrevorLIVE New York 2019 will help to raise visibility and support for our life-saving work on behalf of LGBTQ young people."

“The Trevor Project is a remarkable nonprofit we've been proud to support for nearly a decade,” said former All My Children stars Consuelos and Ripa. “Their work, now more than ever, is so incredibly important and we are honored to be proponents of an organization that provides immeasurable support and love to young members of the LGBTQ community.”

The 20/20 Visionary Award will be accepted by EY's Vice Chair and East Region Managing Partner, Rich Jeanneret. Rich is the Executive Sponsor of EY’s Unity network who uses his platform as a forward-thinking business leader to advance inclusion, transgender equality and LGBTQ rights. Rich will be joined by his wife Lisa, son Henry, who is a member of the transgender community, other family members and EY colleagues. Together, the Jeanneret family, advocates to further transgender equality, to promote community and to support other parents of transgender young people.

Eugene Lee Yang, who previously hosted TrevorLIVE LA in 2018 when the evening raised over $1.5M, is one of today's most prolific digital content producers and performers whose collective work has been viewed billions of times. This past year, he and his fellow cofounders of the unscripted comedy series The Try Guys created their own independent production company, 2nd Try, and their new YouTube channel amassed over 5 million subscribers in 6 months. Together, they hosted the 2018 Streamys where they won Show of the Year, wrote their debut book, The Hidden Power Of F*cking Up, launched their podcast The TryPod, and are embarking on a nationwide live tour - Legends Of The Internet - this summer. Yang is well-known for being a prevalent voice for Asian and LGBTQ representation in the digital space. He also recently made his acting debut, appearing in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and in the upcoming indie film Spring Bloom, with a number of more traditional projects in development. As one of YouTube's most-watched personalities, Yang has pioneered a uniquely hilarious, unapologetically controversial, and intimately complex image of the modern Asian American and continues to incorporate strong themes influenced by his Korean, Southern, and queer backgrounds into his projects.

An actress, comedian and writer, Nicole Byer does it all. She hosts the baking show Nailed It currently streaming on Netflix and has a sitcom loosely based on her life streaming on Facebook Watch called Loosely Exactly Nicole. Byer also appears in the new Netflix animated series Tuca & Bertie alongside Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong and continues to host her popular weekly podcast Why Don’t You Date Me?. She recently starred on the Fox sketch show Party Over Here. Additional credits include: MTV's Girl Code, 30 Rock, Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, @MIDNIGHT, Adult Swim, Chelsea Lately, Transparent, and Lady Dynamite. Nicole co-wrote and starred in the Pursuit of Sexiness which Variety named a "Web Series to Watch." She was featured as a Time Out LA "Comic to Watch" in 2015, and Refinery29 says she’s a female comic to look out for. Nicole has also been featured in Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, Elle, and Ebony.

Previous TrevorLIVE honorees and performers include Ryan Murphy, Rita Ora, Deborah Cox, Lauren Jauregui, Lena Waithe, Greg Berlanti, Dominic Barton, Tom Ford, Kristin Chenoweth, Imagine Dragons, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Shoshana Bean, Edie Windsor, Ingrid Nilsen, Tyler Oakley, Arianna Huffington, Sir Ian McKellen, Jazz Jennings, Queen Latifah, Amy Poehler, Darren Criss, Mary J. Blige, Cheyenne Jackson, and others.

Proud presenting sponsors of this year’s TrevorLIVE New York include Macy's and McKinsey & Company. In addition, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants will serve as the official hotel partner, and United Airlines as the official airline sponsor.

Additional performer for TrevorLIVE New York, will be announced in the coming weeks.

Cynthia Watros and Paul Gosselin

Season 3 of indie series Misguided will release the first episode of Season 3 on Monday, May 27. Episode 11, titled "The Reboot," kicks off the theme of rebooting the series from comedy to drama, and has updated its opening sequences as part of the shift. Viewers will be treated to a fresh, new opening that includes past scenes from the first two seasons and a few hints as to what's to come in Season Three. One of those hints includes the appearance of Emmy and Indie Series Award winning actress Cynthia Watros.

Watros memorable played Annie Dutton on Guiding Light before moving to primtime to star in numerous series, include Lost. She took a hilarious turn with her comedy series, Cynthia Watros Gets Lost, and was recently cast to play Nina in General Hospital.

"I used to write fan fiction about Annie Dutton and her long lost brother Adam, which I would have obviously portrayed if the character existed," said Misguided producer and star Paul Gosselin. "Every scene she was in on Guiding Light was a masterclass in acting, so when she agreed to be a part of Misguided I was literally brought to tears with excitement. I was brought to tears again when she
walked on set. She gave me such a warm hug and it all felt so right. It was an honor to have her as part of the show this season."

Watros will be playing Anne, a waitress, at The Lighthouse Restaurant & Lounge. Fans of Guiding Light will enjoy her homage to the character she once portrayed in Springfield, while fans of Misguided will see a
waitress who is unlike anyone they have ever come upon before. Are Anne's intentions pure or is there something wicked coming on the horizon?

1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas gave Maggie a music box.
1984: Guiding Light's Nola wanted help from The Wizard.
1985: Santa Barbara's Eden was unhappy after her interrupted wedding.
1996: Victor clashed with Jill in a primetime Y&R episode.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1952: On Young Widder Brown, after leaving the Tea Room in a black rage, Dr. Anthony Loring drove out to the farm of Uncle Josh for some comforting advice.

1953: On Love of Life, Vanessa Dale (Peggy McCay) attempted to help her nephew, Beanie (Dennis Parnell), but her efforts nearly backfired.

1967: On Days of our Lives, Susan Hunter Martin (Denise Alexander) shot her husband, David Martin (Clive Clerk).

1967: On Dark Shadows, Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) took Maggie upstairs and tried to convince her that she was the reincarnation of his long lost love, Josette. Giving her Josette's music box and wedding dress, Barnabas promised her eternal life.

1978: On One Life to Live, Jenny (Katherine Glass) returned from her retreat and laid down the law to Brad (Jameson Parker). Elsewhere, there was a shootout at the Llanview airport as Bonnie (Kim Zimmer) and Herman (Edmund Genest) made their move on Paul (Tom Fuccello). The character of Irene Manning Clayton, played by Kate McKeown, appeared for the first time in this episode.

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1981: On Days of our Lives, Doug (Bill Hayes) and Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) were married again.

1984: On Guiding Light, Nola (Lisa Brown) had a "Wizard of Oz" fantasy in which she sought help from the Wizard to find a name for her baby.

1985: On Santa Barbara, the guests at Cruz (A Martinez) and Eden's (Marcy Walker) interrupted wedding had to evacuate the Capwell Hotel due to the fire.

1986: On Days of our Lives, Gloria Loring (Liz) and Carl Anderson sang Shane and Kim's theme, "Friends and Lovers."

1990: On All My Children, Erica (Susan Lucci) and Travis (Larkin Malloy) enjoyed their wedding night.

1996: CBS aired a special primetime episode of The Young and the Restless before the 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, building to the "Who Shot Victor Newman?" story. Jill (Jess Walton) had a war of words with Victor (Eric Braeden) over his meddling in her ensuing divorce and custody battle over Billy with John Abbott. Jill, of course, would go on to become a prime suspect in the attempt on Victor's life.

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1996: At the 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included General Hospital (Drama Series), Charles Keating (Lead Actor), Erika Slezak (Lead Actress), Jerry verDorn (Supporting Actor), Anna Holbrook (Supporting Actress), Kevin Mambo (Younger Actor) and Kimberly McCullough (Younger Actress).

In in clip below, General Hospital executive producer Wendy Riche started her acceptance speech by saying, "We've had a year of a lot of joy, and we've had a year of a lot of loss. Our blessed Lee Mathis, our blessed Rosalind Cash and, on Sunday, we lost John Beradino. John left us with a legacy of determination, a purity of spirit, and love for this genre. So as I thank the people who have made this happen for us, I want everybody to know, and Johnny, wherever you are, slugger to the end, this one is for you,"

1998: On Another World, Jake (Tom Eplin) was devastated when he heard Marley (Ellen Wheeler) say in her delirium that Vicky (Jensen Buchanan) slept with Shane.

2004: Actor Richard Biggs died at age 44. He soap roles include Marcus Hunter on Days of our Lives and Clayton Boudreau on Guiding Light.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Victoria Wydham

Barbara Parkins (ex-Betty, Peyton Place) - 77
Victoria Wyndham (ex-Rachel, Another World; ex-Charlotte, Guiding Light) - 74
Thomas Schlamme (Former Executive Producer, Pan Am; The West Wing) - 69
Ed Fry (ex-Larry, As the World Turns; ex-Adam, Another World) - 60
Linda Emond (ex-Kara, One Life to Live) - 60
Michael Kostroff (ex-Francis, General Hospital; ex-Johnny, Port Charles) - 58
Brooke Smith (ex-Erica, Grey's Anatomy) - 52
A.J. Langer (ex-Erica, Private Practice) - 45
Tom Chambers (ex-Max, Waterloo Road) - 42
Ginnifer Goodwin (ex-Snow White/Mary Margaret, Once Upon a Time) - 41
J.D. Williams (ex-Bodie, The Wire; ex-Bricks, Oz) - 40
Maggie Q (ex-Nikita, Nikita) - 40
Nazanin Boniadi (ex-Leyla, General Hospital) - 39

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1967: Dark Shadows' Maggie disappeared from the hospital.
1980: Edge of Night's"Kirk" (aka Draper) was hit by a car.
1992: Days of our Lives' Brady was born.
1994: General Hospital's Tony listened to B.J.'s heart in Maxie.

John Beradino

1996: John Beradino, best known to soap fans as Dr. Steve Hardy on General Hospital since the show premiered in 1963, died at age 79. He received three Emmy nominations for best actor in a daytime drama.

Beradino was born in Los Angeles and as a child appeared in the "Our Gang" comedies. A high school football and baseball star, he won a football scholarship to the University of Southern California in 1936 but switched to baseball a year later.

He joined the St. Louis Browns as an infielder in 1939, but his career was interrupted by four years with the Navy in World War II. On his return to baseball, he played second base and shortstop for the Browns, the Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates until a leg injury ended his career in 1953.

1998: On The Young and the Restless, the committee reversed their decision and put Michael (Christian LeBlanc) on probation for a year with Christine (Lauralee Bell) as his monitor.

2000: At the 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included General Hospital (Drama Series, Directing), General Hospital's Anthony Geary (Lead Actor), The Bold and the Beautiful's Susan Flannery (Lead Actress), The Young and the Restless' Shemar Moore (Supporting Actor), General Hospital's Sarah Brown (Supporting Actress), The Young and the Restless' David Tom (Younger Actor) and The Young and the Restless' Camryn Grimes (Younger Actress).

The clips below feature the wins for Susan Flannery and Camryn Grimes.

2001: Former daytime soap opera writer Pat Falken-Smith (Days of our Lives, General Hospital, Guiding Light, Ryan's Hope) died at age 75.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Marilyn Chris (ex-Wanda, One Life to Live; ex-Edie, All My Children) - 81
Marie Wallace (ex-Molly, One Life to Live; ex-Johnsie, Guiding Light; ex-India, Another World; ex-Megan, Dark Shadows) - 80
Archie Manning (Guest Star, All My Children) - 70
Leslie Denniston (ex-Carolyn/Karen, As the World Turns; ex-Maeve, Guiding Light; ex-Jessica, Ryan's Hope) - 69
Steven Ford (ex-Andy, The Young and the Restless') - 63
Timothy Owen Waldrip (ex-Dan, One Life to Live; ex-Rob, Loving) - 55
Joshua Beckett (ex-Josh, Beverly Hills, 90210) - 54
Cwennen Corral (ex-Maddie, The Cavanaughs)
Drew Fuller (ex-Trevor, Army Wives) - 39
Jessica Fox (Nancy, Hollyoaks) - 36

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1969: Dark Shadows' Laura was stopped by Angelique.
1983: Ryan's Hope's Delia spotted a familiar face in a play.
1994: General Hospital's Bobbie was kicked out by Tony.
2008: All My Children's Greg visited Jenny's grave.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) joked about Missy (Carol Roux) being an heiress, but Missy wasn't interested in the money she inherited from her mother.

1969: On Dark Shadows, Angelique (Lara Parker) grabbed the hammer and stake away from Laura (Diana Millay), "My name is Angelique, perhaps you have heard of me." The two women clashed and Angelique became angry and threatened Laura: "I am going to destroy you!"

1971: On The Doctors, Mike (Peter Burnell) shared his concerns about Greta (Eileen Kearney) with Maggie (Lydia Bruce).

1980: On One Life to Live, Dorian (Robin Strasser) told Viki (Erika Slezak) that she was very impressed with Ted Clayton.

1983: On Ryan's Hope, Delia (Ilene Kristen) and Siobhan (Marg Helgenberger) went to see a play about the women's movement. Alaina Reed (227) guest-starred as a member of the cast and sang "Home to Myself." Delia recognized her as the woman working with Charlotte.

1983: On Guiding Light, Hope Spaulding (Elvera Roussel) was disappointed when her husband, Alan (Christopher Bernau), told her that he hired an architect and decorator instead of letting her decorate herself.

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1992: Kimberlin Brown last airs as Sheila Carter on The Young and the Restless. Former favorite John McCook returned to Y&R in his first appearance as his character from The Bold and the Beautiful, Eric Forrester.

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1994: On General Hospital, Frisco (Jack Wagner) and Felicia (Kristina Wagner) grew closer as he encouraged her to not feel guilty that B.J.'s tragic death saved their daughter's life. Mac (John J. York) called off his engagement to Felicia. Lucy (Lynn Herring) turned to Kevin (Jon Lindstrom) for comfort. Tony (Brad Maule) went home to check on Lucas and became enraged after Bobbie (Jacklyn Zeman) entered the brownstone with Ruby (Norma Connolly). Tony and Bobbie fought and later had to tell Lucas about BJ's death. Tony advised his wife to pack her things and go, then refused to listen when she tried to explain why she fell for Damian. Ruby tried to intercede with Bobbie and Tony but Tony threw Bobbie out.

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2003: Trevor St. John debuted on One Life to Live as Walker Laurence. The character was later revealed to be Todd Manning. In 2011 his identity was changed again to Todd's twin, Victor Lord Jr.

2003: On The Young and the Restless, an unwelcome Charlotte Ramsey (Elizabeth Harrower) informed Katherine (Jeanne Cooper) that Jill was her daughter. This rewrite of Jill's history as a Foster came in at #10 on the We Love Soaps25 Biggest Blunders of Daytime Soap Opera History list.

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2005: At the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included General Hospital (Drama Series, Directing), Christian LeBlanc, Erika Slezak, Greg Rikaart, Natalia Livingston, David Lago and Eden Riegel.

In the clip below, hosts Deidre Hall, Eric Braeden and Susan Lucci open the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall.

In the clip below: Greg Rikaart wins in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category:

2008: Laurence Lau returned to All My Children as Greg Nelson.

2011: Professional wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage died at age 58.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
David Hedison (ex-Arthur, The Young and the Restless; ex-Spencer, Another World; ex-Roger, The Colbys) - 92
Constance Towers (ex-Helena, General Hospital; ex-Julianna, Sunset Beach; ex-Clarissa, Capitol; ex-Audrey, The Young and the Restless; ex-Marian, Love is a Many Splendored Thing) - 86
Jane Wiedlin (ex-Gretel, Spyder Games) - 61
Bronson Pinchot (ex-Patrick, The Young and the Restless) - 60
Tony Goldwyn (ex-Fitzgerald, Scandal) - 59
Paolo Seganti (ex-Arturo, One Life to Live; ex-Damian, As the World Turns) - 54
Mindy Cohn (ex-Dylan's Mom, The Secret Life of the American Teenager) - 53
Matt Czuchry (Cary, The Good Wife; ex-Chris, Friday Night Lights) - 42
Miriam Parrish (ex-Jamie, Days of our Lives) - 42
Eric Priestley (ex-Kenny, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-David, Port Charles) - 41
Jack Gleeson (ex-Joffrey, Game of Thrones) - 27
Chad Connell (ex-Ben, Degrassi; ex-Rick, Undressed) - 26

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1984: Guiding Light's Nola gave birth.
1986: Dynasty's Alexis took over Blake's possessions and he was not happy.
1999: Another World's Alli faced a ticking time bomb.
1999: Susan Lucci finally won her for Daytime Emmy Award.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1964: On Another World, Jim (Leon Janney) convinced Russ (Joey Trent) to attend summer school.

1971: The first episode of Upstairs Downstairs was re-recorded in color after the original recording, which was in black and white, was lost.

1981: On Texas, Joe Foster (Tom Wiggin) arrived at the Lone Star Cafe and pulled a gun on Elena Dekker (Caryn Richman). He later took Elena on the Sea Serpent freighter.

1981: At the 8th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included General Hospital (Drama Series, Directing), Douglass Watson (Lead Actor), Judith Light (Lead Actress), Larry Haines (Supporting Actor) and Jane Elliot (Supporting Actress).

1984: On Guiding Light, Nola (Lisa Brown) gave birth.

1985: On Santa Barbara, the wedding of Cruz (A Martinez) and Eden (Marcy Walker) was interrupted when Marcello stumbled in to announce the hotel was on fire.

1986: On the sixth season finale of Dynasty, Blake (John Forsythe) and Krystle (Linda Evans) arrived at the Carrington mansion and were greeted by a gloating Alexis (Joan Collins), who told Blake that she had bought all of his holdings, including the house; a vengeful Blake lunged for Alexis' throat.

1992:The Young and the Restless actress Kimberlin Brown debuted as Sheila Carter on The Bold and the Beautiful, marking the first of many crossovers the character would have with its sister soap.

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1992:The Real World, from longtime soap opera producer Mary-Ellis Bunim, premiered on MTV. Bunim asked the question, "What if you could do a soap opera with no actors and no writers?" Read the story of the show's origin here.

1997: At the 24th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Michelle Stafford won her first statuette as "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" for her work as Phyllis Summers Romalotti on The Young and the Restless. Stafford had exited the role some three months prior to the ceremony.

Other winners included General Hospital (Drama Series), Justin Deas (Lead Actor), Jess Walton (Lead Actress), Ian Buchanan (Supporting Actor), Kevin Mambo (Younger Actor) and Sarah Brown (Younger Actress).

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1999: On Another World, Jordan Stark (David Andrew Macdonald) left Alli (Alicia Leigh Willis) in the Lumina building with a live bomb.

1999: At the 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Susan Lucci finally won her first Emmy after 19 consecutive nominations. The Young and the Restless star Shemar Moore announced her win: "The streak is over…Susan Lucci!" Lucci then gave one of the best acceptance speeches ever.

Other winners included General Hospital (Drama Series, Writing), Anthony Geary (Lead Actor), Stuart Damon (Supporting Actor), Sharon Case (Supporting Actress), Jonathan Jackson (Young Actor) and Heather Tom (Younger Actress).

2004: At the 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included The Young and the Restless (Drama Series), Anthony Geary (Lead Actor), Michelle Stafford (Lead Actress), Rick Hearst (Supporting Actor), Cady McClain (Supporting Actress), Chad Brannon (Young Actor) and Jennifer Finnigan (Younger Actress).

Ten longtime soap actors received the Lifetime Achievement Award: Rachel Ames, John Clarke, Jeanne Cooper, Eileen Fulton, Don Hastings, Anna Lee (accepted by her son), Ray MacDonnell, Frances Reid, Helen Wagner, and Ruth Warrick.

2005: Actor Stephen Elliott died at age 86. His soaps included Dr. Jerry Stephens in As the World Turns, Jack Condon in A World Apart, Douglas Channing in Falcon Crest, Professor Paul Ailey on Love of Life, Ben Lassiter in Beacon Hill, and Scotty Demarest on Dallas.

2006: 24.2 million viewers watched the second season finale of Desperate Housewives in which the show wrapped up its Applewhite storyline.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Carol Potter (ex-Joan, Sunset Beach; ex-Cindy, Beverly Hills, 90210; ex-Beverly, One Life to Live; ex-Betsy, The Doctors) - 72
Mr. T (Himself, WWF/WCW) - 67
Olga Sosnovska (ex-Lena, All My Children) - 47
Brett Tucker (Harry, Mistresses; ex-Daniel, Neighbours) - 47
Marnie Schulenburg (Peyton, Tainted Dreams; ex-Jo, One Life to Live; ex-Alison, As the World Turns) - 35

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1980: General Hospital's Tracy ignored Edward's plea for help.
1985: Bo & Hope were married on Days of our Lives.
1986: Days' Caroline told Bo that Victor Kiriakis was his father and Mary Beth Evans debuted as Kayla Brady.

Joan Collins

Joan Collins (The Grand Duchess; The Royals; ex-Lady Joan, Verbotene Liebe; ex-Eva, Footballers' Wives; ex-Christina, Pacific Palisades; ex-Alexandra, Guiding Light; ex-Alexis, Dynasty) - 86
Charles Kimbrough (ex-Dr. Abbott, Another World) - 83
Marilyn McIntyre (ex-Lori, General Hospital: Night Shift; ex-Jo, Mary Beth Evans debuted as Kayla Brady; ex-Kathy, Sunset Beach; ex-Mary, The Young and the Restless; ex-Noreen, Loving; ex-Sydney, Ryan's Hope; ex-Astrid, One Life to Live; ex-Carolyn, Search for Tomorrow) - 70
Deborah Adair (ex-Kate, Days of our Lives; ex-Lucy, Melrose Place; ex-Jill, The Young and the Restless; ex-Tracy, Dynasty) - 67
Mark Arnold (ex-Rob, One Life to Live; ex-Joe, Santa Barbara; ex-Steve, Rituals; ex-Gavin, Edge of Night; ex-Buck, Guiding Light) - 62
Lea DeLaria (ex-Delphina, One Life to Live) - 61
Drew Carey (Guest Star, The Bold and the Beautiful) - 61
Linden Ashby (ex-Paul, Days of our Lives; ex-Cameron, The Young and the Restless; ex-Coop, Melrose Place; ex-Curtis, Loving) - 59
Staci Greason (ex-Isabella, Days of our Lives) - 55
H. Jon Benjamin (Sterling, Archer) - 53
Laurel Holloman (ex-Tina, The L Word) - 48
Eric Nies (ex-Disc Jockey, Days of our Lives) - 48
Stephanie Fredricks (ex-Nancy, All My Children) - 44
Kelly Monaco (Sam, General Hospital; ex-Livvie, Port Charles) - 43
Tom Baran (ex-Tony, As the World Turns) - 36

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

1982: Days of our Lives' Salem Strangler "killed" Marlena.
1999: Pop group 98 Degrees sang on As the World Turns.
1999: The final episode of Melrose Place aired on FOX.
2005: Cassie Newman died on The Young and the Restless.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966:"Mame" opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater. The show featured Frankie Michaels, the youngest Tony winner ever, who had been playing Tom Hughes on As the World Turns the previous two years. Michaels, who had just turned 11 when the show closed, passed away in April 2016 at age 60.

1978: Actor Barry Atwater, who played Dr. John Prentice on General Hospital in its early years, died at age 60.

1982: On Days of our Lives, the Salem Strangler murdered Dr. Marlena Evans. Actress Deidre Hall took phone calls at the NBC offices from angry fans outraged over the character's death. One call was from a nurse at a psychiatric hospital who told Hall she had to give patients tranquilizers because they were so upset over Marlena's fate. In a twist, the victim turned out to actually be Marlena's twin sister, Samantha, meaning Marlena survived. Two years later, Marlena named one of her twins (Sami) after her late sister.

The clip below is from when Don Craig (Jed Allan) discussed Marlena was actually alive.

1988: On General Hospital, Anna (Finola Hughes) walked out on Duke (Ian Buchanan) calling him a "little puppet" of the mob.

1988: On Santa Barbara, Gina (Robin Mattson) won $55,700 as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. "BLACKMAIL" was herr bonus round puzzle word.

1993: Radio writer and producer Carlton E. Morse passed away in Sacramento at age 91. Morse wrote, directed, and produced the popular radio soap One Man's Family.

1993: Actor Jack Denbo, who played Jack Clayton in Days of our Lives in the mid-1970s, died in an automobile accident.

1999: On As the World Turns, although Eddie had been fired from Alec Wallace's hot new nightclub, he and Georgia arranged a performance at the club by the pop group 98 Degrees. After the group performed "The Hardest Thing" to a packed club, Margo convinced Alec that he should reconsider his decision to fire Eddie.

1999: On Another World, Jordan Stark b(David Andrew Macdonald) elieved that Amanda (Sandra Dee Robinson) was the reincarnation of his first wife, and he lured her to a secret garden. He planned to coax the spirit of his former love out of Amanda's body so that they could be together forever. He also decided to blow up his headquarters, with Ally held captive inside the building. Rachel rescued Ally just in time, and Cameron caused Stark to vanish, leaving behind only a grizzly reminder. Nick continued to help Remy search for her mother, who might be a well-known Bay City resident currently in trouble.

1999: FOX aired the final episode of the original Melrose Place.

2004: On Guiding Light, Danny (Paul Anthony Stewart), following Salerno's orders, detonated the warehouse bomb intending to kill Eden not realizing that Michelle was in the building as well. The medical teams removed an apparently deceased Eden from the warehouse, however, all was not be as it seems. After Tony heard from Salerno that the explosion has occurred, he visited the crime scene, inadvertently locating Michelle among the debris.

2005: On The Young and the Restless, Cassie Newman (Camryn Grimes) died in the presence of her parents, Nick and Sharon (Joshua Morrow and Sharon Case).

Thanks to FoxCrane for sending in the item above.

2006: Wayne Northrop made his final appearance on Days of our Lives. He was playing Alex North at the time, not Roman Brady, a character he originated in 1981 and played for the last time in 1994.

2008: Former daytime soap producer Robert Calhoun (As the World Turns, Guiding Light) died at age 77. He was the longtime partner of actor Farley Granger.

2012: Actress Kathryn Virginia Fuller, who played two different characters named Mabel on Days of our Lives, died at age 89.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Mart Hulswit (ex-Ed, Guiding Light; ex-Ralph, All My Children; ex-Harlan, One Life to Live; ex-Dr. Burke, Search for Tomorrow) - 79
Steve Carlson (ex-Jeffrey, Days of our Lives; ex-Josh, A New Day in Eden; ex-Gary, General Hospital; ex-Mark, Young and the Restless; ex-Sean, Santa Barbara) - 76
Priscilla Presley (ex-Jenna, Dallas) - 74
Eric Close (Teddy, Nashville; ex-Sawyer, Santa Barbara) - 52
Victor Browne (ex-Drew, One Life to Live) - 52
Dana Ashbrook (ex-Bobby, Twin Peaks; ex-Rich, Dawson's Creek) - 52
Greg Berlanti (Executive Producer, Arrow; Dawson's Creek; Dirty Sexy Money; Brothers & Sisters) - 47
Jason Pendergraft (ex-Blake, Army Wives; ex-Lance, As the World Turns) - 47
Jo Joyner (ex-Tanya, EastEnders) - 42
Bryan Greenberg (ex-Jake, One Tree Hill) - 41

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