Five Things That Happened On April 24 In Soap History

In 1998, Eileen Davidson (pictured with Drake Hogestyn as John Black) ended her original run as Kristen DiMera, which had kicked off in 1993. In her final episode, Kristen learned from Susan that her latest attempt on Marlena's life had failed, and that John and Marlena were planning to marry — her worst nightmare! Davidson eventually returned to the show as Kristen in 2012.

In 1999 on General Hospital, Carly Roberts shot her former lover, Tony Jones (Brad Maule), infuriated by the light sentence he received after kidnapping her infant son, Michael. With help from Jason, Carly managed to avoid going to jail, and instead was sent to Shadybrook for psychiatric help.

In 2008, Finola Hughes returned to General Hospital for a visit as Anna Devane. This was an important trip to Port Charles for Anna, because upon her reunion with daughter Robin, she was shocked to learn that she was poised to become a grandmother for the first time, as Robin and Patrick were expecting baby No. 1, Emma.

In 2008, Mark Lawson made his One Life to Live debut as Brody Lovett. In 2020, the actor recalled in an interview with Soap Opera Digest that his first pals at the show were real-life couple Melissa Fumero (Adriana) and David Fumero (Cristian). "I kissed Melissa [in a scene his first day at work], I walked out the door with her and met David, and I think we were working out together the next week. We kind of took over Crunch on 83rd Street. They were my people. I was living with them for the last, like, six weeks before I moved back to L.A. [after OLTL ended], and they’re godparents to one of my kids.”

In 2017, Ingo Rademacher ended his short-term return to General Hospital as Jasper "Jax" Jacks. In the storyline, Carly and Jax had rekindled their relationship, but after Sonny called immigration officials on Jax, his visa was revoked and he was ordered to leave the country. Jax pleaded with Carly to come to Australia with him, noting that he, Josslyn and Carly could be a happy family there, away from Sonny's influence. She balked, citing all the reasons she needed to stay in Port Charles, and Jax called her out for being unwilling to move away from Sonny. Ultimately, he returned to Australia alone.