Today in Soap Opera History – May 26

1980: Days of our Lives' Marlena was devastated over her son's death.  1986: Santa Barbara's Eden faced off with a shark.
1989: As the World Turns' Lily tried to leave Montega.  2004: Days' Marlena was overjoyed to find Abe alive.

On this day in...

1941: NBC Radio soap opera Buck Private and His Girl premiered. The series ran for three months.

1948: On radio soap Claudia, Claudia was late for her train.

1964: On Another World, tempers flared between Liz (Audra Lindley) and Janet (Liza Chapman).

1971: On The Doctors, John and Althea made post-wedding plans.

1980: On Days of our Lives, Marlena (Deidre Hall) and Don's (Jed Allan) son, DJ, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

1983: On The Edge of Night, Jody (Lori Loughlin) wanted to know why the letter from Preacher's (Charles [Flohe] Grant) father upset him so much.



1986: On Santa Barbara, Kirk (Robert Newman) threw Eden (Marcy Walker) to the sharks, and Cruz (A Martinez) jumped in after her.



1989: On As the World Turns, Lily Walsh (Martha Byrne) was under duress as she tried to leave Montega.



1993: At the 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included The Young and the Restless (Drama Series), David Canary, Linda Dano, Gerald Anthony, Ellen Parker, Monti Sharp and Heather Tom.



1994: On General Hospital, Lucy (Lynn Herring) dared Bobbie (Jacklyn Zeman) to show up at her apartment tomorrow night for proof that Damian seduced her on a bet.



1999: On Another World, Cass (Stephen Schnetzer) tried to reassure Paulina (Judi Evans), who was on trial for murdering Grant Harrison.



2000: On Days of our Lives, Bo (Peter Reckell) wanted to have a romantic dinner alone with Hope (Kristian Alfonso) but it soon became a family affair.

2004: On Days of our Lives, Marlena (Deidre Hall) was overjoyed to find out Abe (James Reynolds) was alive, and she hadn't murdered him.

Today's Birthdays

Barbara Stock (ex-Nicole, Port Charles; ex-Liz, Dallas) - 70
Margaret Colin (ex-Eleanor, Gossip Girl; ex-Margo, As the World Turns) - 68
Doug Hutchison (ex-Sebastian, Guiding Light) - 66
Genie Francis (Laura, General Hospital; ex-Genevieve, The Young and the Restless; ex-Dr. Kate, Pretty; ex-Ceara, All My Children; ex-Diana, Days of our Lives) - 64
Tamara Clatterbuck (ex-Alice, The Young and the Restless; ex-Barb, Days of our Lives; ex-Tammy, General Hospital) - 63
Lauryn Hill (ex-Kira, As the World Turns) - 51
Elisabeth Harnois (ex-Sarah, All My Children) - 47