Five Things That Happened On August 8 In Soap History

In 1997, one of General Hospital’s most popular couples, Brenda Barrett (Vanessa Marcil) and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), got engaged. The pair planned a September wedding, but Sonny became convinced that the only way to truly keep Brenda safe from his dangerous lifestyle was to disappear, so the nuptials never came to fruition — Sonny slipped out of town and left it to best man Jason to break the devastating news to his jilted bride. Brenda and Sonny eventually did become Mr. and Mrs., but not until 2011.