Five Things That Happened On September 17 In Soap History

In 2010, As The World Turns aired its final episode. The beloved soap had been on the CBS airwaves since April 2, 1956. In the last show, Bob Hughes (Don Hastings) retired as chief of staff at Oakdale's Memorial hospital. As he entered his office for the last time, other characters were shown enjoying happily-ever-afters of sorts: John and Lucinda were back together, Jack and Carly were married and expecting a new baby, Katie and Chris got engaged. At the end of the episode, Kim left Bob's office to wait for her husband in the car. He took one last look around. "Good night," he said, then turned off the light and walked out. In the darkness, the globe on Bob’s desk began to spin on its own before the series faded to black.