Today in Soap Opera History (August 13)

1980: The Edge of Night's Emily was confronted by April.
1981: Another World's Sandy almost revealed Mac was his father.
1982: Days of our Lives' Jessica married Josh. 1993: Maurice
Benard debuted as Sonny on General Hospital.

"To believe what has not occurred in history will not occur at all, is to argue disbelief in the dignity of man."
- Mahatma Gandhi

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On Dark Shadows, Adam (Robert Rodan) vowed to kill Victoria, the woman Barnabas loved, unless Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) made someone for him to love.

1980: On The Edge of Night, April (Terry Davis) confronted Emily (Margo McKenna) with the fact that "Kirk Michaels" was dead.

Today in Soap Opera History (August 13)

History is not melodrama, even if it usually reads like that.
-Robert Penn Warren

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On DARK SHADOWS, Adam (Robert Rodan) vowed to kill Victoria, the woman Barnabas loved, unless Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) made someone for him to love.

1980: On THE EDGE OF NIGHT, April (Terry Davis) told Emily (Margo McKenna) she found out that "Kirk Michaels" was dead.

1980: On TEXAS, Iris (Beverlee McKinsey) worried she couldn't live up to the ideal Alex (Bert Kramer) had created in his mind about her.