Brook Lynn and Chase Declare Their Love On GH And Other Moments From July 18 In Soap History

In 1991, Judi Evans (Bonnie, Days of Our Lives, pictured with her longtime Bay City leading man, Tom Eplin, as Jake McKinnon) made her Another World debut as Paulina Cory. The actress, who had previously played Beth Raines on Guiding Light (for which she won a Daytime Emmy) and Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis on DAYS, remained with AW through to its cancellation in 1999. Prior to Evans's introduction, the role of Paulina had been played by Cali Timmons, who began her own run in 1990.

In 1997, Days of Our Lives's Kristen DiMera (Eileen Davidson) put a stop to John Black and Marlena Evans’s (Deidre Hall) wedding by arriving with a presumed-dead Roman Brady (Josh Taylor). This marked the debut of Taylor in the role of Roman. Taylor had already appeared on the show in the past, Chris Kositchek, who he played from 1977-87. The role of Roman, meanwhile, had originally been played by Wayne Northrop, who had exited the show in 1994.

In 2005, Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) and Mickey (John Ingle) renewed their vows on Days Of Our Lives. The pair had originally married in 1974, which was invalid; they made it official in 1975, but divorced in 1983 only to remarry in 1986. After he was caught up in a 2004 marriage to Bonnie Lockhart that was proven invalid, Mickey and Maggie decided to reaffirm their commitment to one another. On the big day, Mickey blindfolded Maggie and took her to Chez Rouge, then revealed that he had purchased the restaurant for her as a wedding gift. Bonnie, who thought that Mickey was going to renew his vows to her, was in for quite the surprise when Mickey made it clear that his heart was with Maggie and that he was remarrying her. Beamed Maggie to Mickey, "I want the restaurant to be special because to me, it symbolizes true love and true love never is lost. It is reborn."  

In 2006, Bold and Beautiful's Darla (Schae Harrison) passed away. Darla met her untimely demise on July 18, 2006. Darla, who was introduced in 1989 as Sally Spectra’s (Darlene Conley) assistant, had found true love with husband Thorne Forrester (Winsor Harmon) and had a daughter, Aly, with him, but tragedy struck when Darla was fatally hit by a car.

In 2023, Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) first declared their love on General Hospital. Chase told Brook Lynn, "I love you, Brook Lynn, exactly the way that you are." A delighted Brook Lynn replied teasingly to the police detective, "I love you, too, Mr. By-the-book." The two had grown closer while Brook Lynn had been passing off Maxie's daughter with Peter as her own in an attempt to safeguard the little girl from her nefarious birth father. The lovebirds got engaged the following year and also tied the knot in 2024.