On this day in 1966, the American gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows, made its debut on ABC. The series became popular when vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) appeared ten months into its run. It would also feature werewolves, witches, ghosts, zombies, time travel and a parallel universe.
In 1984 - Bert Bauer (Charita Bauer) stood up for the first time since losing her leg on Guiding Light. In real life, the actress had lost her leg after suffering complications from a diabetes-related blood clot and her amputation was written into her character's storyline on the show.
In 1995 - Viki Buchanan's (Erika Slezak) teenaged boy personality, Tommy, was enraged when the car stalled on One Life to Live. Viki, who was sexually abused as a child, developed Dissociative Identity Disorder and created many identities who would wreak havoc on her life for years to come.