Today in Soap Opera History (March 4)

1953: Guiding Light's Alice testified at Kathy's grand jury hearing.
1981: General Hospital's Anne prayed for guidance.
1994: All My Children's Kendall leaned more about her father.
2008: Days of our Lives' Daniel Jonas arrived in Salem.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"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...

1953: On The Guiding Light, the grand jury began hearing the case of California versus Kathy Lang Grant (Susan Douglas Rubes) with Alice Graham's testimony. This was 13 years before the setting of the show would move from Selby Flats (a suburb of Los Angeles) to Springfield. Kathy was on trial for the murder of Bob Lang, which happened on September 12, 1952.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 4)

1953: Guiding Light's Alice testified at Kathy's grand jury hearing.
1981: General Hospital's Anne prayed for guidance.
1994: All My Children's Kendall leaned more about her father.
2008: Days of our Lives' Daniel Jonas arrived in Salem.

"Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli

"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...

1953: On The Guiding Light, the grand jury began hearing the case of California versus Kathy Lang Grant (Susan Douglas Rubes) with Alice Graham's testimony. This was 13 years before the setting of the show would move from Selby Flats (a suburb of Los Angeles) to Springfield. Kathy was on trial for the murder of Bob Lang, which happened on September 12, 1952.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 4)

1953: Guiding Light's Alice testified at Kathy's grand jury hearing.
1981: General Hospital's Anne prayed for guidance.
1994: All My Children's Kendall leaned more about her father.
2008: Days of our Lives' Daniel Jonas arrived in Salem.

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"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...

1953: On The Guiding Light, the grand jury began hearing the case of California versus Kathy Lang Grant (Susan Douglas Rubes) with Alice Graham's testimony. This was 13 years before the setting of the show would move from Selby Flats (a suburb of Los Angeles) to Springfield. Kathy was on trial for the murder of Bob Lang, which happened on September 12, 1952.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 4)

1953: Guiding Light's Alice testified at Kathy's grand jury hearing.
1981: General Hospital's Anne prayed for guidance.
1994: All My Children's Kendall leaned more about her father.
2008: Days of our Lives' Daniel Jonas arrived in Salem.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"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...

1953: On The Guiding Light, the grand jury began hearing the case of California versus Kathy Lang Grant (Susan Douglas Rubes) with Alice Graham's testimony. This was 13 years before the setting of the show would move from Selby Flats (a suburb of Los Angeles) to Springfield. Kathy was on trial for the murder of Bob Lang, which happened on September 12, 1952.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 4)

1953: Guiding Light's Alice testified at Kathy's grand jury hearing.
1981: General Hospital's Anne prayed for guidance.
1994: All My Children's Kendall leaned more about her father.
2008: Days of our Lives' Daniel Jonas arrived in Salem.

"Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular. Its chief use is only to discover the constant and universal principles of human nature."
― David Hume

"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...

1953: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, the grand jury began hearing the case of California versus Kathy Lang Grant (Susan Douglas Rubes) with Alice Graham's testimony. This was 13 years before the setting of the show would move from Selby Flats (a suburb of Los Angeles) to Springfield. Kathy was on trial for the murder of Bob Lang, which happened on September 12, 1952.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 4)

1953: GL's Alice testified at Kathy's grand jury hearing. 1981: GH's
Anne prayed for guidance. 1994: AMC's Kendall leaned more
about her father. 2008: DAYS' Daniel arrived in Salem.

"There is no present or future, only the past happening over and over again - now."
- Eugene O'Neill

"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...

1953: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, the grand jury began hearing the case of California versus Kathy Lang Grant (Susan Douglas Rubes) with Alice Graham's testimony. This was 13 years before the setting of the show would move from Selby Flats (a suburb of Los Angeles) to Springfield. Kathy was on trial for the murder of Bob Lang, which happened on September 12, 1952.

REVENGE January Sneak Peek

REVENGE returns on Sunday, January 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. In the final episode of 2013, Emily and Daniel were married then joined by the Graysons on a family cruise to Nantucket. Emily's plan was to fake her death and set Victoria up to be arrested for the murder but the plan went awry. Daniel ended up shooting Emily, who went missing after falling off the boat.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Now it looks like Emily is alive but perhaps not well.

Catch up on the 2013 finale below and check out a preview from the next all-new episode.

Today in Soap Opera History (March 4)

On this date in...

1953: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, the case of California versus Kathy Lang Grant began. This was 13 years before the setting of the show would move from Selby Flats (a suburb of Los Angeles) to Springfield. Kathy (Susan Douglas Rubes) was on trial for the murder of Bob Lang that she supposedly committed on September 12, 1952. Watch the episode below.

REVENGE Gets Sexy In Tyler Shields Photo Shoot

Photographer Tyler Shields has posted sexy new photos of Emily VanCamp, Joshua Bowman and cast of REVENGE. Check out a shot of the REVENGE men shirtless below:

Today in Soap Opera History (March 4)

On this date in...

1953: On THE GUIDING LIGHT, the case of California versus Kathy Lang Grant began. This was 13 years before the setting of the show would move from Selby Flats (a suburb of Los Angeles) to Springfield. Kathy (Susan Douglas Rubes) was on trial for the murder of Bob Lang that she supposedly committed on September 12, 1952. Watch the episode below.