On this day in...
1970: On Dark Shadows, Nicholas ordered Sky to burn Angelique.1980: On All My Children, Palmer (James Mitchell) threatened to turned an attack dog loose on Daisy (Gillian Spencer), who wanted to reveal herself to Nina (Taylor Miller).
1980: On The Edge of Night, Draper Scott's (Tony Craig) murder trial began.
1981: On Another World, Clarice forced Larry to choose between their marriage and working at the Arena.
1982: On Falcon Crest, the Gioberti family received a visit from Chase's mother, Jacqueline Perrault (Lana Turner). Jacqueline admitted the real reason she returned was to rekindle their sense of family, and promised to be there for Chase when he needed her.
1985: British soap opera EastEnders debuted on BBC, and revolved around the daily lives of the denizens of Albert Square in London's East End borough of Walford. In the premiere, Den Watts, Arthur Fowler, and Ali Osman discovered Reg Cox unconscious in his flat. While the rest of "the Square" -- led by busybodies Ethel Skinner and Lou Beale -- was mired in gossip about Reg's condition and argued over comparative neighborliness, Pauline and Arthur Fowler -- middle-aged and on the dole with two teens to support -- fretted about telling family matriarch Lou that they had a third child on the way. 13 million viewers watched the first episode.
1986: On Days of our Lives, Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy) diffused a bomb at the Brady Fish Market.
1988: On Loving, Ava Rescott Alden (Roya Megnot) prepared to leave her husband, Clay (Randolph Mantooth).
1991: On Another World, Vicky Hudson (Anne Heche) and Ryan Harrison (Paul Michael Valley) made love for the first time.
1993: Days of our Lives paid tribute to actress Joy Garrett (Jo Johnson), who had passed eight days earlier.
1993: Robin Strasser returned to One Life to Live as Dorian Lord.
1998: On Another World, it was the morning after the deadly accident that killed Shane and Michael, and Lila (Lisa Peluso) vowed to find out why Shane was on the mountain that night, and accused Vicky of causing the car crash by luring Shane to the mountain cabin. She later contacted the sheriff about the "negligent homicide."
2001: On As the World Turns, Jake McKinnon (Tom Eplin) met his twin girls for the first time and named them Michelle and Bridget after Vicky's father and guardian. Note: Jensen Buchanan, who played Vicky on Another World and ATWT, made her final appearance on ATWT the next day. She had already started appearing on General Hospital, which led P&G to sue the actress and her agent for breach of contract.
2013: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Taylor pressured Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) to tell Liam about her pregnancy.
Today's Birthdays
Gwen Taylor (ex-Anne, Coronation Street) - 87Jacqueline Coslow (ex-Mary, All My Children) - 83
Stephen Nichols (Steve, Days of our Lives; ex-Tucker, The Young and the Restless; ex-Stefan, General Hospital; ex-Skyler, Santa Barbara) - 75
Jeff Daniels (ex-Will, The Newsroom) - 71
Kathleen Beller (ex-Kirby, Dynasty; ex-Liza, Search for Tomorrow) - 70
Martin Hewitt (ex-Steven Lars, General Hospital) - 68
Jessica Tuck (ex-Megan, One Life to Live; ex-Madeline, Days of our Lives; ex-Diane, Sunset Beach; ex-Gloria, Twisted; ex-Nan, True Blood) - 63
Justine Bateman (ex-Ellie, Desperate Housewives) - 60
Bellamy Young (Mellie, Scandal; ex-Courtney, Another World) - 56
Victoria Justice (ex-Lindy, Eye Candy) - 33
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