1954: A daytime TV version of One Man's Family premiered on NBC.
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: General Hospital's State Commissioner of Police arrived in Port Charles.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time."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...
1954: Daytime soap opera One Man's Family premiered on NBC-tv. The series began as a popular radio serial in 1932, created by Carlton E. Morse. The first TV version aired in primetime...
1984: Knots Landing's Cathy screamed as Gary was "murdered".
1988: General Hospital's State Commissioner of Police arrived in Port Charles.
1996: Another World used its popular "You Take Me Away To (Another World)" theme song for the last time."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...
1954: Daytime soap opera One Man's Family premiered on NBC-tv. The series began as a popular radio serial in 1932, created by Carlton E. Morse. The first TV version aired in primetime...
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