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1965 The show debuts on November 8, centering around the Horton family in the town of Salem: Dr. Tom and his wife, Alice, and their children: Addie, who was married to Ben, were parents to Steve and Julie; Mickey, a lawyer; Bill, a doctor; and Marie, who was engaged to Tony. Son Tommy, Jr. had been presumed dead 10 years earlier in Korea, leaving behind wife Kitty and daughter Sandy. Teen Julie was arrested for shoplifting. An ailing Tony dumped Marie the night before their nups and she attempted suicide. 1966 An emotionally fragile Marie married Tony’s father, Craig. She miscarried their baby. Tony’s health improved. Craig divorced Marie and left town. Addie and Ben moved to Europe with Steve. Julie got engaged to David, but he had a one-night stand with her bestie, Susan, who got pregnant. They wed for the sake of the baby. Bill began dating Laura, a psychiatrist.   1967 Susan and David welcomed a boy, Dickie, who died in a tragic accident after a day in the park with David. A distraught Susan shot and killed David; she got off on a temporary insanity plea. David’s mother then shot Susan, who was injured but survived. Julie revealed she was pregnant with David’s baby, who she gave up at birth. Bill left town — and fiancée Laura — abruptly after discovering he had bone tuberculosis. She dated Mickey. Bill returned, and Laura wed Mickey. Dr. Mark Brooks came to town and began working at the hospital with Marie. They fell in love. 1968 A jealous Bill raped Laura, who became pregnant, but didn’t know Mickey was sterile. She gave birth to Michael. Tom sensed something familiar about Mark. He turned out to be the presumed-dead Tommy. Marie was horrified to have fallen for her brother and joined a nunnery. Scott and his terminally ill wife, Janet, adopted Julie’s baby and named him Bradley. Susan became the nanny. 1969 Tommy and Kitty divorced. She discovered the truth about Michael’s paternity and blackmailed Bill, then died after a confrontation with him. Bill was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. Janet died; Julie found out that Brad was her son, and married Scott, Susan’s new beau. Photo:  Tom and Alice (Macdonald Carey and Frances Reid), 1967

1970 In prison, Bill became friends with his cellmate, con artist Doug. Bill mentioned that Susan had money. When Doug was released, he beelined for her. She paid him to romance Julie. Doug and Julie fell in love. 1971 Susan was raped in the park and became pregnant. She began a relationship with Greg, a doctor. Julie and Doug had an affair. Addie returned to town. 1972 Laura planned to divorce Mickey for Bill. Susan met Greg’s family and realized his brother, Eric, was her rapist. She kept mum. She gave birth to a daughter, Annie, then was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Julie and Doug planned to elope to Portofino after her divorce was final. They had a big argument and Doug married Addie instead. 1973 Eric published a novel from which Greg figured out that his brother raped Susan. Susan and Greg wed. Julie was widowed when Scott died. Addie became pregnant and was diagnosed with leukemia. Mickey had a heart attack and suffered a stroke that left him an amnesiac. He wound up on a farm where he met crippled Maggie Simmons. He introduced himself as Marty Hansen. 1974 Marty and Maggie wed. The Hortons tracked him down. Mickey and Laura divorced. Laura married Bill. Addie went into remission and gave birth to Hope. Julie married Bob Anderson. Addie was struck by a car and killed after pushing Hope’s stroller out of the way. 1975 Maggie had surgery and learned to walk again. Julie became pregnant by Bob, but wanted Doug back. Laura became pregnant. Julie’s son, David, romanced Valerie, who was black. Julie miscarried. Photo: Bill and Laura (Edward Mallory and Susan Flannery), 1974

1976 After an accident, Mike needed a blood transfusion, and the truth of his paternity came out. An enraged Mickey shot Bill, then was admitted to a sanitarium. Dr. Marlena Evans was assigned to his case. When Mickey was released, he and Maggie adopted a daughter, Janice. Laura went into labor during a snowstorm and gave birth to Jennifer. Julie and Bob divorced; she and Doug finally wed. David and Valerie got engaged. 1977 Mike dated Trish. Valerie and David split; she went to med school. David grew close to Trish, who was pregnant with his baby after a one-night stand. She gave birth to a son, Scotty. Tom had a heart attack, but survived. Marlena’s twin sister, Samantha, an actress with mental problems, came to Salem and took over Marlena’s life. Don figured out Samantha’s ruse. 1978 Don’s ex, Lorraine, came to town with Donna, a daughter he knew nothing about. Julie was raped by an artist named Larry. When he was found dead, she was arrested, but ultimately cleared. Steve returned from Paris. Maggie began drinking when she temporarily lost custody of Janice. Mike fell in love with Margo, and they wed, though she had leukemia. 1979 Marlena and Don married; she became pregnant. Laura’s mother, Carrie, committed suicide, which sent Laura over the edge. After her own suicide attempt, Laura was committed. When Julie’s face was scarred in a kitchen accident, she divorced Doug. Doug’s long-lost half brother, Byron, died and left him a fortune. Byron’s friend, Lee, targeted Doug. They wed. Amanda became involved with Chris. Photo: Doug and Julie (Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes, 1976)

1980 Marlena and Don welcomed a son, DJ, who died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The Craigs’ marriage didn’t survive. Don had a fling with Liz. Margo died. Marie tracked down Jessica, the daughter she gave up at birth. Liz dated Neil. 1981 Doug and Julie remarried. Alex adopted Jessica, then Marie revealed that Jessica was his bio daughter. Alex told Jessica the truth. She developed a multiple personality disorder. Maggie became pregnant via artificial insemination and delivered a girl named Sarah. Evan was the sperm donor. Kellam raped Marlena, then was killed by his son, Tod. The Salem Strangler, a.k.a. Jake Kositchek, began terrorizing Salem. Tony, son of crime boss Stefano, came to town. 1982 Stefano arrived in town. Jake killed Samantha, thinking she was Marlena, then killed himself. Jake’s brother, Chris, began dating Roman’s sister, Kayla. Liz became pregnant by Neil. Roman and Marlena dated. His MIA wife, Anna, arrived in town with their daughter, Carrie. Marie and Neil got involved. 1983 Stefano was presumed dead of a coronary. Liz gave birth to a daughter, Noelle. Liz shot Marie, thinking she was an intruder. She was convicted of attempted murder and jailed. Roman and Marlena wed. Hope dated Roman’s brother, Bo. Doug caught them about to make love and had a heart attack. 1984 Tony’s identical cousin, Andre, was responsible for the new wave of murders in town. Hope was forced to marry shady DA Larry. It was ultimately declared invalid. Stefano sought a valuable prism, which brought Bo and Hope to New Orleans, where they made love for the first time. Liz and Neil wed. After a plane crash, Andre and Roman were presumed dead. Kimberly Brady came to town for her brother’s service. Hope became a cop. Bo’s ex, Megan, was revealed to be Stefano’s daughter. Roman and Marlena welcomed twins Sami and Eric. 1985 When Megan was found dead, Stefano blamed the Bradys and sought revenge. Bo and Hope, with the help of ISA agent Shane, brought down The Dragon, a British anti-monarchist, and were treated to a royal wedding. Shane and Kimberly began dating. Kim developed hysterical blindness, recovered and slept with Victor to save Shane’s life. A mysterious, bandaged man nicknamed The Pawn was being held by Bo’s old Merchant Marine buddy, Steve “Patch” Johnson. Melissa dated Pete. Calliope and Eugene wed. Anna and Tony got hitched and left town. Shane and Kim got engaged. She discovered she was pregnant. Photo: Bo and Hope (Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso, 1985)

1986 Marlena deduced that The Pawn, a.k.a. John Black, was Roman. Kayla opened up a waterfront clinic and got involved with Steve. Bo discovered Victor was his father. Hope miscarried. Jennifer returned from boarding school. Pete and Melissa wed. Liz and Neil divorced; she left Salem. Mike dated Jewish doctor Robin. Tod died. Kimberly and Shane welcomed Andrew. Shane’s ex-wife, Emma, was killed on New Year’s Eve. 1987 Kim and Shane wed. Eve — Shane’s bio daughter — came to Salem. Marlena was presumed dead. Hope and Bo welcomed a son, Shawn-Douglas, and left Salem on the Fancy Face to sail around the world. Steve’s sister, Adrienne, came to Salem. She was raped by her father, Duke, then shot him dead. Adrienne fell in love with Victor’s nephew, Justin. They wed in Greece, where Roman and Diana became closer. Jennifer dated Frankie. Jack, son of Senator Harper Deveraux, came to town with Hodgkin’s disease. Kayla was hired as his nurse; Jack fell for her; they wed. Steve discovered that Jack was his bio brother. 1988 Steve and Kayla secretly dated. When Jack found out, he raped Kayla. Nevertheless, Steve donated a kidney tosave his brother’s life. Justin had an affair with Anjelica. The Riverfront Knifer terrorized Salem. Kayla was rendered deaf and mute following an explosion. The killer was revealed to be Harper. Kayla regained her hearing and speech during her wedding to Steve. 1989 Emilio and Jennifer got together after Frankie left town. Anjelica married Neil, but gave birth to Justin’s son, Alexander. Diana and Roman got engaged. Steve went undercover in a cult. Nick, Eve’s former pimp, bought Blondie’s, which he renamed Wings. Marina, Steve’s presumed-dead wife, came to town. Her sister, Isabella, was in a sanitarium. Shane was presumed dead. Kimberly slept with Cal. Scott came home. Photo: Steve and Kayla (Stephen Nichols and Mary Beth Evans, 1988)

1990 Hope was seemingly killed on the “Cruise of Deception” aboard the Loretta. Jennifer lost her virginity to Jack. Patch and Kayla had a baby, Stephanie, and remarried before he was presumed dead. Justin and Adrienne remarried. April wed Nick, who was then murdered. Cal plotted to split Shane and Kimberly. 1991 Marlena and the real Roman returned from the dead and John searched for his true identity. Eve and Frankie moved to Africa, while Justin and Adrienne left Salem with their three sons. Jennifer pressed charges against her rapist, Lawrence, and wed Jack. Bo and Carly declared their love. Stefano “died” again. 1992 Vivian arrived with Lawrence and Carly’s son, Nicky. Carrie fell for Austin. Jack and Jen welcomed daughter Abigail. John and Isabella wed and had a son, Brady, before pancreatic cancer claimed her life. John rescued Marlena from psycho Stella. 1993 Sami spied Marlena in John’s arms (resulting in Belle, whose paternity results Sami tampered with). Sami and Lucas schemed to keep Austin and Carrie apart. Bo fell for Billie. Stefano returned, as did Tony (with fiancée Kristen, who had a fling with John). Vivian buried Carly alive. Jack and Jen divorced. 1994 Tom passed away. Kate revealed that Bill is Lucas’s dad. Roman reeled when John proved to be Belle’s father. Kristen wed Tony. Alan raped Sami. Stefano imprisoned John and Marlena at Maison Blanche. Hope look-alike Gina arrived. John learned that he was a priest. Peter schemed to land Jen. Marlena was possessed by the devil. 1995 John helped Marlena exorcise the devil. Via a stolen Kate/Victor embryo, Vivian gave birth to Philip. Gina proved to be Hope. Bo wed Billie. Jen married Peter. Jack and Laura slept together. Sami gave birth to Lucas’s son, Will, but convinced Austin that he was the daddy. Tony framed John for his murder and he was nearly executed. Photo: (from l.) Marlena (Deidre Hall), John (Drake Hogestyn), Stefano (Joseph Mascolo) and Kristen (Eileen Davidson)

1996 Stefano held Marlena hostage in the Paris underground. John was nearly put to death by guillotine. Kristen plotted to thwart a John/Marlena reunion with the help of her pregnant look-alike, Susan. Lexie learned that she is Celeste and Stefano’s daughter. Sami and Austin married. Peter’s death was faked and Stefano zapped Laura’s memory to keep the secret safe. 1997 Carrie exposed Sami’s trickery and married Austin. Kristen passed off Susan’s newborn son (later known as EJ, whose father is Stefano) as hers with John. After Marlena busted Kristen, John and Marlena reconciled, but Kristen produced presumed-dead Roman in time to stop their wedding. 1998 Billie miscarried Bo’s baby and made it look like Hope was to blame. Stefano implanted a mood-control device in Vivian’s brain, married her, and plotted to turn Hope into Gina. Eric wooed Nicole.Kristen was seemingly murdered, but the victim turned out to be Susan’s sibling Penelope. Celeste and Peter developed jungle madness. Lucas shot Franco dead the day Franco was to marry Sami. 1999 Sami, convicted of Franco’s murder and sentenced to death, was spared at the last minute. John and Marlena finally wed, but Hope (brainwashed into believing she was Gina) caused trouble. The real Princess Gina was revealed to be alive. Austin caught Carrie in bed with Mike. Kate paid Nicole 5 million bucks to marry Lucas.

Photo:  Carrie (Christie Clark, l.) and Sami (Alison Sweeney), 1997

2000 The real Gina was killed. Bo and Hope remarried and she birthed J.T., but thanks to a Stefano-orchestrated baby switch, Abe and Lexie adopted the boy, naming him Isaac. The Belle/Shawn and Chloe/Philip romances began. Nicole got Lucas on tape confessing to Franco’s murder. On her road to coronation, Greta (Princess Gina’s daughter) wound up in a virtual Eden with Austin. Rolf and Stefano recruited Marlena look-alike Hattie to take over her life. 2001 Austin and Sami got engaged. Lexie realized that Isaac was Hope’s bio son. Rolf turned Gina back into Hope to keep the baby secret under wraps. Hope spilled to Bo that John sired her baby. The teens treasure-hunted in Puerto Rico. Chloe was torn between Brady and Philip. Jack tried to win back Jen. 2002 Austin dumped Sami. Lexie cheated on Abe with his son, Brandon. Nicole wed Victor. John and Marlena renewed their vows. Bo proved to be the bio dad of Hope’s youngest son (renamed Zack). Stefano was presumed dead again.Larry returned and kidnapped Hope. Twins Rex and Cassie appeared during a meteor shower. 2003 Jack and Jennifer remarried. Rex and Cassie were revealed to be Roman and Kate’s bio kids. Roman wed Kate, then was killed by the Salem Stalker, who also bumped off Abe, Jack, Maggie, Caroline and Cassie. Theo was born to Abe and Lexie. 2004 Mickey married Bonnie. Jen birthed Jack, Jr. (JJ) in the jungle. The Salem Stalker, revealed to be Marlena, killed Doug and Alice. Marlena and all of her apparent victims were then revealed to be alive on a secret island, where Andre (posing as Tony) was unveiled as the true murderous mastermind. He faked his death and the Salemites escaped. Mimi (pregnant by Rex) had an abortion. Jan held Shawn hostage in a cage. Though engaged to Philip, Belle slept with Shawn. 2005 Lucas dumped Sami when Kate exposed that she’d masqueraded as Stan, Tony’s right-hand “man”; Belle and Philip (who lost part of his leg in battle) married, as did Brady and Chloe. Belle birthed Shawn’s daughter, Claire. Jack was presumed dead. Bo and Billie reunited with their daughter, Chelsea. Photo:  Jennifer and Jack (Melissa Reeves and Matthew Ashford), 2003

2006 Back-from-the-dead Steve reunited with Kayla. Jack’s return from the dead invalidated Frankie and Jen’s nups. Mimi and Shawn wed. Carrie married Lucas, then Austin. Bo and Hope welcomed daughter Ciara. Chelsea accidentally killed Zack in a hit-and-run. The death of baddie Alex paved the way for a John/Marlena remarriage. EJ shot John in the head and forced Sami to have sex with him. 2007 Lucas and Sami wed, but she was later forced to marry EJ to end the Brady/DiMera feud. Shawn and Belle married. Sami had twins, Allie (sired by Lucas) and Johnny (sired by EJ). John was killed, and Andre killed himself. 2008 Tony and Anna remarried. Back-from-the-dead John learned that he is biologically half-Brady, half-DiMera. Kayla and Steve welcomed baby Joey. Grandpa Shawn died. Lucas went to jail for shooting EJ. Nicole miscarried EJ’s baby, but kept mum, while Sami concealed her own pregnancy. Chelsea donated part of her pancreas to save Bo; Daniel performed the surgery. 2009 John and Marlena remarried, then left town to fight his paralysis. Bo and Hope hit the skids; he reunited with Carly, who killed Lawrence. Tony was killed while scuffling with Philip. Kate married Stefano. Steve left town. Chloe was torn between Lucas and Daniel. Adrienne served Justin with divorce papers. Nicole passed off Sami and EJ’s baby girl, Sydney, as her own with EJ, while Sami went home with baby girl Grace, who died. Nicole was eventually busted. Photo: Nicole and EJ (Arianne Zucker and James Scott), 2008

2010 Alice and Mickey passed away. Melanie was revealed to be Carly and Daniel’s daughter, and Chad turned out to be Stefano’s son. Under the influence of sleeping pills, Hope (“Nighttime Hope”) went on a crime spree. Chloe bore Parker. Brady developed a drinking problem. Vivian entombed Maggie in a sarcophagus. Kim and Shane reunited. Sami dumped EJ, shot him in the head and married Rafe. 2011 Victor and Maggie wed and she learned that she is Daniel’s mom. Drug addict Carly went to rehab. EJ married Nicole, then bedded her sister, Taylor. Stefano tapped a look-alike to take over Rafe’s life. Bo dumped Carly and reconciled with Hope. Jack returned, foiling the Jen/Daniel romance. Chloe attempted suicide after losing Daniel. Chad courted Abigail. Adrienne remarried Justin. 2012 Lexie succumbed to a brain tumor. Rafe and Sami renewed their vows. Abigail schemed to split Carrie and Austin. Kristen seduced Brady. Eric came home a priest. Stefano survived another presumed death. Nicole made Jen appear responsible for the death of her fetus. Will came out as gay. Jack was killed in an elevator crash. Bo left town on an undercover mission. 2013 Kristen and Brady’s nups flopped when Marlena exposed that Kristen had drugged and raped Eric. Gabi gave birth to Arianna (via her one-night stand with Will). Chloe revealed to Daniel that he sired Parker. Rafe hooked up with Kate. Sami reunited with EJ. Sami and Kate helped Gabi cover up Nick’s murder. Photo: Abe and Lexie (James Reynolds and Renee Jones), 2012

2014 Will and Sonny married. Sami wed EJ, but conspired with Kate to get revenge on him for cheating with Abigail. EJ and Sami reconciled, but he was (seemingly) shot dead and she left Salem. Hope filed for divorce and took up with Aiden. Gabi went to jail for killing Nick. Eric formally left the priesthood. Kristen returned, then skipped town again after being implanted with a Theresa/Brady embryo.

2015 Jennifer discovered JJ and Eve’s affair. Sparks flew between Lucas and Adrienne. Andre returned from the dead. Will cheated on Sonny with Paul. Ben turned psycho and killed Paige, Will and Serena. Chad and Abby welcomed son Thomas. Kristen stole Theresa’s embryo and gave birth to baby Christopher (Theresa and Brady got him back and renamed him Tate); Kristen was presumed dead in a confrontation with Marlena. Bo came home after being held captive and saved Hope from murderous Aiden, but tragically succumbed to a brain tumor. Ava returned to cause trouble for Steve and Kayla. On New Year’s Eve, drunk-driving Eric crashed his car.

2016 Daniel died in the New Year’s Eve collision, devastating Nicole; Brady got his heart. Eric went to jail. Jen battled a pill dependency. Pregnant Chloe was secretly carrying a Nicole/Daniel embryo. Victor’s surprise brother, Deimos, caused trouble. Abby and Chad wed, but she was institutionalized, then presumed dead. She was alive; oblivious, Chad grew close to Gabi. Joey caused Ava’s demise; Steve took the blame. Hope shot Stefano dead to avenge Bo. She and Rafe grew close and she rejected Aiden’s pitch for a reunion. Eventually, Hope was sentenced to 25 years behind bars for Stefano’s murder. John met his birth father, Timothy, a.k.a. Yo Ling, and got engaged to Marlena. Shawn and Belle split, then reunited. Adrienne was torn between Lucas and Justin and battled breast cancer. Orpheus, Xander and Clyde returned to wreak havoc. Theresa’s shady ex forced her to leave town — without Brady and Tate.

2017 Hattie Adams helped Hope escape from prison; newly paroled Eric took care of her. Shane and Steve concocted a plan to exonerate Hope. When Nicole and Deimos got engaged, Chloe fought Nicole for custody of Holly and won. She ultimately relinquished custody of the baby. A health scare with Brady brought John home. Julie’s son, David, died, and she discovered that she had a grandson, Eli. JJ and Lani began dating. Steve and Kayla remarried. Jade miscarried, and moved into a loft with Joey, Claire, Ciara and Theo. Tripp, Steve and Ava’s son, came to Salem and vowed revenge against Kayla, who he believed killed his mother. A guilt-ridden Joey confessed to the deed and went to jail. Ciara left town. Angelica Deveraux arranged for Hattie and Bonnie Lockhart to take over Marlena and Adrienne’s lives, respectively. “Adrienne” dumped Lucas, who fell off the wagon. Anjelica died. Nicole accidentally killed Deimos. When she slept with Eric, Brady threatened to turn her into the cops if she didn’t leave town with Holly, so she moved away. Gabi and Chad reconnected, but he eventually returned to Abigail (who had a brief green card marriage with Dario before he left town) and they wed. Sonny and Paul were set to marry, but Ben revealed Will is alive. Sami returned to Salem and headed to Memphis, where Will was indeed, alive, and living with Susan Banks.

Photo:  Sonny and Will (Freddie Smith, l., and Guy Wilson), 2014