On this date in...
1971: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, Julie Jamison died (off-screen) in Santa Lucia Hospital.
1986: DAYS OF OUR LIVES star James Reynolds (Abe) married Lissa Layng.
1987: On GUIDING LIGHT, Johnny was excited to see it snow.
1990: DALLAS aired for the final time in the 10 p.m. ET timeslot (it had gone back there a year earlier). It finished a 14 season run in the 9 p.m. ET hour.
1998: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Bo (Peter Reckell) struggled to come to terms with Hope's "death".
2006: BethAnn Bonner debuted as Talia in ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
2007: AS THE WORLD TURNS aired a special Christmas episode featuring toys in a dollhouse coming to life.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Larry Bryggman (ex-John, AS THE WORLD TURNS) - 73
Michelle Hurd (ex-Dana, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Laurel, GOSSIP GIRL) - 45
Tamieka Chavis (Mia, ANACOSTIA)
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