1954: A daytime TV version of One Man's Family premiered.
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: John Ingle played Gh's State Commissioner of Police.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me
Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time."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...
1954: Daytime soap...
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: John Ingle played Gh's State Commissioner of Police.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me
Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time."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...
1954: Daytime soap...
- 3/4/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
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