Five Things That Happened On January 14 In Soap History

In 1994, General Hospital's Jagger Cates (Antonio Sabato, Jr.) proposed to Karen Wexler (Cari Shayne). He told her that he knew they belonged together even though they were so different and that he had gotten clarity on what he wanted out of life. "I'm asking you to marry me," he told her. Karen was overwhelmed and noted that she had never pictured herself getting married so young. They agreed that they were both scared and he said his biggest fear was her saying no; she said hers was disappointing him. "That's not possible," he assured. Finally, a beaming Karen said yes!

In 1998, Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) broke up with Billie Reed (Krista Allen) to reunite with Hope Williams Brady (Kristian Alfonso) on Days of Our Lives. He apologized to Billie for promising her in Rome that he would love her forever, and admitted to her that Hope did not know they had consummated their marriage.

In 2005, a tense Drucilla (Victoria Rowell) told Malcolm (Shemar Moore) that the paternity test kit she ordered (so that they could determine once and for all if he, and not his brother/her husband, Neil, sired her daughter, Lily, who was born in 1995) had arrived on Young and Restless. She confided, "I'm scared to open it. Because when I do, I know that it's gonna be the beginning of the end of a life I once knew." Malcolm assured her that no matter what the results were, things would remain the same, but Drucilla didn't believe him.

In 2008, Todd (Trevor St. John, with Kassie DePaiva as Blair, c., Kristen Alderson as Starr and Carmen LoPorto as Jack) — who was later revealed to actually be Victor Lord, Jr., Todd's brainwashed twin — got his son, Sam, back, and Marcie was arrested for kidnapping the boy, on One Life to Live.

in 2016, Jason Thompson debuted as Billy Abbott on Young and Restless. He was tapped to play the pivotal role after finishing a 10-year run on General Hospital as Patrick Drake. Thompson recalled to Soap Opera Digest in 2023, "When the opportunity [to play Billy] came up, I was very excited. I knew that Y&R had a rich history and was a very popular show, that it was No. 1 in the ratings. I had a lot of confidence in the show and really respected the actors, and that all still rings true. To this day, I still get excited about the people I work with and how well-supported we are by the network. I’m still excited about doing the job."