A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Soap opera"
Timeline
1932 ''Clara, Lu & Em'', generally regarded as the first daytime network soap opera, debuts in its morning time slot over the Blue Network of NBC Radio, having originally been a late evening program.
1967 ''Love is a Many Splendored Thing'' debuts on US daytime television and is the first soap opera to deal with an interracial relationship. CBSCBS CBS is one of the largest television network [i]s, and formerly one of the largest radio network [i]s, ...
censors find it too controversial and ask for it to be stopped, causing show creator Irna Phillips to quit.
1968 The soap opera ''One Life to Live'' premieres on the ABC network.
1980 Millions of viewers tune into the US TVTelevision Television is a telecommunication [i] system for
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soap opera ''Dallas'' to learn who shot lead character J.R. Ewing. The event is a national obsession.
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