Today in Soap Opera History (August 25)

1966: DAYS' Julie wanted to stay in Salem. 1975: AW's Alice
had a new face. 1987: ATWT's Holden opened up to Lily.
2009: GH's Jason and Sam made love.

"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.

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1966: On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Julie (Charla Doherty) told Alice (Frances Reid) she didn't want to live in Europe.

1975: On ANOTHER WORLD, Alice and Sally (Cathy Greene) returned from the Ordway Farm with Emma (Tresa Hughes) in tow. Susan Harney debuted as the new Alice Matthews Frame.

1980: Richard Guthrie aired for the final time as David Banning on DAYS OF OUR LIVES.

1981: On GUIDING LIGHT, Kelly (John Wesley Shipp) and Morgan (Kristen Vigard) began their honeymoon).



1983: On RYAN'S HOPE, Delia (Ilene Kristen) wasn't happy with Jillian and Frank's plans for Little John.



1987: On AS THE WORLD TURNS, Holden (Jon Hensley) opened up to Lily (Martha Byrne) in Wyoming.



1996: On ALL MY CHILDREN, trapped in the vault at the mausoleum, Marian (Jennifer Bassey) began to lose hope.

2009: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Jason (Steve Burton) and Sam (Kelly Monaco) made love.



Celebrating a birthday today are:
Regis Philbin (ex-Malachy, RYAN'S HOPE; Himself, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 83
David Canary (Adam, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Stuart, ALL MY CHILDREN; ex-Adam, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Steve, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Arthur, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; Warner/Far Wind, THE DOCTORS; ex-Russ, PEYTON PLACE) - 76
Christian LeBlanc (Michael, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; ex-Michael, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Kirk, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Italian Gigolo, GUIDING LIGHT) - 56
Tim Burton (Producer of Dark Shadows movie) - 56
Ashley Crow (ex-Beatrice, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Jane, THE SECRET CIRCLE) - 54
Ally Walker (ex-Andrea, SANTA BARBRA) - 53
Billy Ray Cyrus (ex-Judd, 90210) - 53
Morgan Englund (ex-Dylan, GUIDING LIGHT) - 51
Blair Underwood (ex-Bobby, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Simon, DIRTY SEXY MONEY) - 50
David Alan Basche (ex-Officer Tate, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Mike, LIPSTICK JUNGLE) - 46
Cameron Mathison (ex-Ryan, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 45
Kathy Tong (ex-Kathryn, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 43
Rhasaan Orange (ex-Victor, SINGLE LADIES; ex-Tek, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Brian, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-Joe, UNDRESSED) - 39
Alexander Skarsgård (Eric, TRUE BLOOD; ex-Marcus, VITA LOGNER) - 38
Rachel Bilson (ex-Summer, THE O.C.) - 33
Blake Liveley (Serena, GOSSIP GIRL) - 27
Stacey Farber (ex-Ellie, DEGRASSI) - 27
Kristos Andrews (Peter, THE BAY) - 24

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