Five Things That Happened On January 13 In Soap History

In 1982, Janine Turner (pictured with John Stamos as Blackie Parrish) made her General Hospital debut as Laura Templeton. In the episode, Genie Francis's Laura was in a photo shoot in New York City and left in a hurry when she got word that Luke was in town and eager to meet with her. Laura encountered another woman named Laura (played by Turner) and the women were struck by their physical similarity. David Grey, who was spying on Laura, was flustered and reported to someone by phone that there were two Lauras. Turner left the show in December 1982 and went on to prime-time success in series like Northern Exposure and Friday Night Lights.

In 1989, Ryan's Hope aired its series finale on ABC after a run that kicked off in 1975. The poignant episode featured the wedding of Jack (Michael Levin, far r.) and Leigh, followed by a reception at Ryan's Bar. There, Siobhan committed to Franco, Ryan coupled up with Chaz, and Maggie informed Delia (Ilene Kristen, far l.) she would be staying in New York, which made Roger (Ron Hale, far l.) happy, and after Johnny (Bernard Barrow) and Frank hoisted Maeve (Helen Gallagher) onto the bar, she led everyone in a spirited rendition of "Danny Boy."

In 2012, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) said, “I do" on Young and Restless. Ashley Abbott, one of Victor's ex-wives, tried to talk Sharon out of going through with the wedding, but Sharon couldn't be convinced. She arrived at the prison, where Victor was an inmate, and after they both affirmed that they still wanted to get married, the warden conducted the ceremony.

In 2012, One Life to Live aired its final episode on ABC after a run that began in 1968. In the action-packed hour, Clint (Clint Ritchie) and Viki (Erika Slezak) got confirmation that Clint was the biological father of both Jessica and Natalie, and Clint then proposed marriage to Viki; Destiny gave birth to her son with Matthew, who they named Drew after Bo's late son; Starr reunited with Langston, Markko and Cole in Los Angeles; after making love, Blair and Todd's bliss was interrupted by John barging in to arrest Todd for Victor's murder; and Allison Perkins was revealed to be keeping a very much alive Victor hostage!

In 2015, a flashback episode revealed how General Hospital's Nikolas (Tyler Christopher) sabotaged Felicia’s bid to become mayor, a mystery that had been dangling since the previous fall. Ron Carlivati, who was then the show's head writer, explained to Soap Opera Digest that he had put in a pin in the storyline since other plots had been reaching their climaxes, and his fellow writers kept reminding him that it was a matter they needed to address. He grinned, "Finally, we realized, 'We still have no mayor and it's almost Inauguration Day!' "