On this day in... 1970: On Dark Shadows , Nicholas ordered Sky to burn Angelique. 1980: On All My Children , Palm…

1951: Radio soap opera The Archers premiered. It continues to run to this day. 1968: Dark Shadows' Jeremiah t…

Every day, I spotlight moments from Today in Soap Opera History —but some weeks are so stacked with drama they deserve …

Every day, I share highlights from Today in Soap Opera History—but some weeks are simply too rich not to revisit in a …

1950: The First Hundred Years premiered.  1981: Falcon Crest premiered. 2000: Port Charles kicked off the "F…

Falcon Crest star Susan Sullivan recently launched What Friends Do: The Old & The Restless , a new web soap opera …

1980: Another World's Tracey and Russ married. 1984: Santa Barbara's Joe spotted his true love, Kelly. 19…

1979: General Hospital's Laura and Scotty were married. 1984: Guiding Light's Bert gave Josh a pep talk. …

1961: Finale of daytime soap opera Full Circle aired on CBS. 1981: GH's Susan was shocked to learn PJ was Stev…

1985: British soap opera EastEnders premiered. "History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinki…

1951: Radio soap opera The Archers premiered. It continues to run to this day. 1968: Dark Shadows' Jeremiah t…

1950: The First Hundred Years premiered. 1981: Falcon Crest premiered. 2000: Port Charles kicked off the "F…

1933: The Romance of Helen Trent premiered. 1987: Matthew Ashford debuted as Jack on Days of our Lives . 1985: Gui…

1946: TV's first network soap opera premiered on DuMont. 1963: Hope Bauer was born on The Guiding Light . 1987:…

1980: Another World's Tracey and Russ married. 1984: Santa Barbara's Joe spotted his true love, Kelly. 19…

1979: General Hospital's Laura and Scotty were married. 1984: Guiding Light's Bert gave Josh a pep talk. …

1960: Eileen Fulton debuted on As the World Turns .  1979: Pat struggled to get past his religious differences with …

1961: Finale of daytime soap opera Full Circle aired on CBS. 1981: GH's Susan was shocked to learn PJ was Stev…

1985: British soap opera EastEnders premiered. "Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; fo…

1951: The Archers premiered. 1968: Dark Shadows' Jeremiah tried to bury Angelique alive. 1981: Knots Landing&…