Today in Soap Opera History — December 22

1955: Love of Life's Van wanted to adopt Carol.
1986: Search for Tomorrow's Jo had a prophetic dream.
2000: All My Children's Bianca came out as gay to her mother, Erica.
2008: ATWT's Lucinda didn't know Brian had a thing for her grandson.

ON THIS DAY IN...

1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann anxiously waited as Janet endured a dangerous labor that stretched late into the night, intercut with Sam’s memories of their life together.

1939: NBC Blue aired the final episode of the short-lived radio soap Career Wife, starring Ann Thomas.

1955: Love of Life’s Vanessa and Paul Raven completed the paperwork to adopt Carol—an emotional step that would shape their family’s future.



1967: On The Doctors, Nick Bellini shattered Liz Wilson’s hopes for marriage and revealed that Althea Davis was pregnant with his child.

1975: Ryan’s Hope saw Frank Ryan and Jillian Coleridge accept that their relationship was over, after Delia’s political maneuvering saved Frank’s city council seat.



1977: On One Life to Live, Jenny married Brad in a misguided attempt to prove her faith in him—a decision made all the more questionable as Marco’s testimony at the Lana McClain inquest cast serious doubt on Brad’s innocence.



1986: A big year across daytime: Search for Tomorrow’s Jo experienced a prophetic Christmas dream, while All My Children’s Cliff and Nina headed back down the aisle—for the second time.





2000: In a landmark moment on All My Children, Bianca came out to her mother, Erica—forever changing the landscape of daytime television.



2008: On As the World Turns, Brian demanded Luke respect his feelings for Lucinda, conveniently ignoring the fact that he’d been kissing Luke while dating Luke’s grandmother.



TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Hector Elizondo (ex-Carlos, Grey's Anatomy; ex-Vicento, The Edge of Night; Waiter, The Doctors) - 89
Dan Martin (ex-Brad, The Bold and the Beautiful) - 74
Lauralee Bell (Christine, The Young and the Restless) - 57
Amanda Baker (ex-Babe, All My Children; ex-Jolene, General Hospital: Night Shift) - 46
Chris Carmack (ex-Will, Nashville) - 43
Brooke Nevin (ex-Brooke, Imaginary Bitches) - 43
Alinne Moraes (ex-Monica, Como uma Onda) - 43

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