Things have certainly changed in Salem a small Midwestern town, over the past thirty-eight .
years since Days of our Lives first broadcast on November 8, 1965. Days of our Lives might've .
already been in color the first soap opera to be broadcast in full color, but in was only a half an .
hour. That first episode included only six regular actors, Tom and Alice Horton, their son.
Mickey, daughter Marie, her finance Tony and their granddaughter Julie Olson. Salem is about.
treasuring the past while looking forward to and working toward the future.
Days has been on the air for so long because it fulfills both an emotional need for the viewers.
an and entertaining escape as well. It has always been about romance.nothing else matters.
Although Days has been plagued with their share of controversial turns, from evil sintered men,.
to possessions from the devil, to serial killers, and the latest twist the Salem Stalker who is .
beridding Salem of some of their most loved cast members. Alot of the cast from the first episode .
still are members of Days of our Lives, and some come back for return appearances after they.
have persued other avenues. Alice Horton and her son Mickey Horton are still on Days one of .
the original six members from 1965,. This year they one the Life Time achievement Award for .
their dedication to the show. Tom Horton (Macdonald Carray) the voice for Days sadly died .
a few years back Devastating the millions of viewers and cast. .
Days fans numbered the millions, are so loyal to the show and cast that in the early 80's .
when Marlena Evans tried to leave the show by being killed off , so many fans rebelled that the.
producers had to rewrite the script bringing in Marlena's twin sister Samantha to be the dead.
victim of the Salem Serial Killer. .
In October of 2003, a new fate sweeped in on Salem Days fans were shocked as many of the .
most beloved cast members were becoming a casualty of the Salem Stalker.