Five Things That Happened On May 11 In Soap History

In 1983 on General Hospital, Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary), who had been presumed dead in January after being caught in an avalanche, finally made his way back to Port Charles and, after getting the address to Robert Scorpio's digs, he showed up at his friend's residence. Robert had just been called away on WSB duty, but his wife and new lover, Holly Sutton (Emma Samms) — who he had married to keep her in the country when she was under threat of deportation and carrying Luke's child, though she later miscarried — was. When Luke entered the home and a gobsmacked Holly descended the stairs, Luke put two and two together and realized she was sleeping with Robert. He stormed out angrily.

In 1989, ABC aired the series finale of Dynasty, the glitzy sudser that had debuted on January 12, 1981. Its final episode was jam-packed with cliffhangers: Alexis (Joan Collins, l.) took a plunge from a balcony, Blake (John Forsythe) was shot by a corrupt politician and Krystle (Linda Evans, r.) was lingering in a coma.

In 1993 on Bold and Beautiful, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) became Mrs. Eric Forrester (John McCook). Eric's decision to tie the knot with Sheila was not a popular one — so much so that the "celebrants" who attended the wedding deliberately dressed in funeral colors. Before they exchanged their vows, Sheila fled, explaining to Eric that she couldn't say, "I do" in front of a crowd of people who hated her. Sympathetic, Eric came up with a solution and had the minister perform their wedding privately, just the two of them.

In 2009, Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) proposed to Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) on Young and Restless. The reunited duo had recently moved in together, and Paul was ready to take things to the next level. "I'll take what we have any day," Nikki beamed to him. Paul replied, "What about every day?" "Of course," she said. "Every day for the rest of our lives?" he wondered. "Nikki, will you marry me?"

In 2015, Duke Lavery (Ian Buchanan) died on General Hospital after being shot by Carlos Rivera and collapsing in the arms of his longtime love, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). "Duke, what happened?" cried an anguished Anna. "Who did this to you?" She summoned an ambulance and desperately pleaded with Duke to hang on. "I love you, Anna.... I know our life would have been beautiful," he managed to tell her. At the hospital, an enraged Anna slapped Julian and roared at him that she knew he had ordered a hit on Duke. When Patrick gave her the grim news that Duke had passed away, Anna broke down sobbing.