Christine Married Paul on Young and Restless and Other Big Soap Moments From August 7

In 1974, Douglass Watson made his Another World debut as Mackenzie Cory. The role of Mac had previously been played by Robert Emhardt from 1973-74. Watson remained with AW until his death in 1989, with his real-life passing inspiring the show to script Mac's on-screen death. Over his time in Bay City, Watson was honored with two Daytime Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actor.

In 1996, Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) and Christine Blair (Lauralee Bell) tied the knot on Young and Restless, with Nina McNeil (Tricia Cast) serving as Chris's matron of honor and Ryan McNeil (Scott Reeves) serving as Paul's best man. The couple split in 2001, and though they remarried in 2013, they wound up divorcing again. This ceremony marked the third marriage for Paul, who had previously wed April Stevens and Lauren Fenmore. Paul was Chris's second husband, as she had previously been married to Danny Romalotti.

In 2001 on Days of Our Lives, Belle Black (Kirsten Storms) and Shawn Brady (Jason Cook) shared their first kiss. Their relationship had hit a snag over Shawn’s decision to falsely claim paternity of Jan Spears’s baby, but they had begun to reconnect and get back on track. While on a date, Shawn told Belle that he hadn't wanted their previous evening together to end the way it had and got a little tongue-tied while attempting to describe what he wished had happened instead. So, he decided to show her what he meant, leaning in to kiss her tenderly.

In 2008, Passions aired its series finale on DirecTV. The campy, supernatural soap had premiered on NBC in July 1999. As the last episode got underway, Mount Harmony had erupted and lava was looming to spill and devastate the town. Witch Tabitha went to blind Father Lonigan to be baptized; if he agreed, Harmony would be spared this impending doom. The priest refused, but when he learned that Tabby had sacrificed her powers to save others, he had a change of heart. Baby Endora then cast a spell that gave him back his sight. Lovebirds Ethan and Theresa finally wed (after Theresa busted up his would-be wedding to Gwen by exposing the machinations of Gwen and her mother, Rebecca), designed to keep her and Ethan apart. Kay used her magical powers to correct the botched surgery on Julian’s “Little Julian,” and both Fancy and Paloma were thrilled to tell their respective husbands, Luis and Noah, that they were pregnant.

In 2024 on General Hospital, Ava Jerome (Maura West), who had been arrested for manslaughter following Kristina Davis's plunge from Ava's hotel room window, which resulted in the death of the baby Kristina was carrying as a surrogate for her sister Molly Lansing-Davis and Molly's domestic partner, TJ Ashford, received a visit at the PCPD from Molly herself. Maintaining her innocence, Ava offered condolences about the baby. Molly coldly produced the autopsy report on the baby and read aloud from it as Ava begged her to stop, sharing that there had been numerous signs of blunt force trauma to the baby's head and body and the infant died from the resulting internal bleeding. “You didn’t plan to kill my daughter, but your actions led to her death,” hissed Molly, who implored Ava to plead guilty to spare everyone the anguish of a trial. Ava continued to defend herself and insisted to Molly that Kristina was responsible for the baby's tragic fate.