On this day in 1952, the radio soap opera, Guiding Light, made its television debut on CBS. The show would last a remarkable 57 years before being cancelled in 2009.
In 1966 - Did you know that Another World used to be a live broadcast back in the day? It was a live show for the East coast but, on this day, someone forgot to tape the episode for airing on the West coast and the cast had to do the entire show over again!. The following year, Another World would transition to being a pre-taped broadcast for all viewers.
In 1999 - As the World Turns began the first of many crossover episodes featuring characters from the NBC soap opera, Another World. On this day, Jensen Buchanan (Vicky Hudson) and Tom Eplin (Jake McKinnon) appeared at a conference in Chicago with Scott Holmes (Tom Hughes). Eplin would transition to ATWT full-time for the next three years.