History: September 18 (#2)

History: September 18 (#2)
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September 18, 2009 After 72 years on radio and television, CBS Television broadcasts the final episode of Guiding Light, the longest-running soap opera in American history.

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On September 18, in the year 2009: After 72 years on radio and tel evision, CBS Television broadcasts the final episode of Guiding Light, the longest-running soap opera in American history. A soap opera is a genre of a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality.

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Why September 18, 2009 matters: After 72 years on radio and televis ion, CBS Television broadcasts the final episode of Guiding Light, the longest-running soap opera in American history. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: September 18, 2009 The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital revoluti on has connected billions while reshaping politics and culture; climate change has emerged as a defining crisis; and new powers have risen to challenge the world order that followed the Cold War. The event on this day: After 72 years on radio and television, CBS Television broadcasts the final episode of Guiding Light, the longest-running soap opera in American history. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_opera (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)