On this day in 1981, Asa Buchanan (Phil Carey) married a much younger Samantha Vernon (Dorian Lopinto) on One Life to Live. Samantha later learned that her husband was a bigamist and dumped him.
In 1983 - Quint and Nola (Michael Tylo and Lisa Brown) were married on Guiding Light. Before this pairing, Nola was one of the most hated characters on the show, but her relationship with Quint transformed them both into instant fan favorites and they would become one of soaps' most loved couples of all time.
In 1987 - Lily (Martha Byrne) learned that Iva...not Lucinda (Elizabeth Hubbard)... was her biological mother on As the World Turns. During a heated exchange between Iva and Josh (William Fichtner), the truth was revealed.