Significant Days 1988
Date	Events
January 4:	Roman kidnaps Diana from her wedding to Victor Melissa is arrested for poisoning Kayla Jack & Kayla are stunned by Melissa's arrest
January 5:	Justin wants Adrienne to stay away while he takes over business for Victor Eve makes Frankie think that she's going to kill herself as Emily Shane doesn't let Kim know his true feelings about Eve Jo distracts Noelle so Neil can rest
January 6:	Jack & Kayla hold a press conference Gabrielle becomes Melissa's lawyer Diana tries to escape from Roman
January 7:	Eve tries to get a job at the hotline Alan arranges for Frankie to go to the skating party for Jennifer Calliope & Ethan plan the Beat Bar Justin feels guilty about lying to Adrienne about the emergency center
January 8:	Neil give Kayla an excuse not to go campaigning with Jack Gabrielle gets jealous when Eve has a family dinner with Kim & Shane Diana chains Roman to the bed, then overhears Serena & Victor plotting and comes back to him Jack refuses to be a character witness for Melissa
January 11:	Diana tells Roman about Victor & Serena's plans Adrienne finds out she's pregnant Bill contemplates divorcing Laura Justin assists Victor in dirty business Calliope pretends to be married to Ethan
January 12:	Jennifer gets jealous when Eve & Frankie grow close Kimberly wants to adopt Eve with Shane Steve & Kayla believe in Melissa's innocence Bill tells Jennifer she'll never end up like Laura Max falls through glass
January 14:	Eve doesn't want Kimberly to adopt her Victor won't let Diana out of his sight before the wedding Neil finds out Liz is remarrying Justin finds out Adrienne's pregnant before she gets to tell him
January 15:	Melissa's trial Victor uses Diana to set a trap for Roman Phillip takes Roman's bullet
January 18:	Phillip Colville dies Jennifer gets mad when Bill announces he wants to divorce Laura Diana calls off the wedding Adrienne catches Justin shredding papers Janice wants to know if Bill would choose her over Laura
January 19:	Shane wants to hold off on Eve's adoption Jack wants Steve to help him win the election Kim stops Eve from running away Max's bandages come off
January 20:	the Hortons throw a welcome home party for Mike Phillip's memorial service & will reading Adrienne doesn't like the business Justin's involved in Serena makes a new deal with Victor Janice tells Mike she's in love with someone else
January 21:	Jack wins the election Shane & Gabrielle get snowed in Jack sees pictures of Steve & Kayla from New Year's Eve Eve gets an assignment with a violent John
January 22:	Jack rapes Kayla Kimberly miscarries after saving Eve Shane & Gabrielle come home
January 25:	Kayla doesn't tell anyone Jack raped her Diana wants revenge on Victor Adrienne tells Steve she's pregnant Justin interrupts Victor's goons from beating up Steve
January 26:	the Donovans deal with the loss of the baby Eve's afraid Shane will find out she was with a John when Kim miscarried Jennifer & Mike come to terms with Laura's condition Frankie helps Paula deal with the anniversary of her husband's death
January 27:	Frankie & Paula sleep together Kim wants Eve to move back home Kayla tells Jack to leave her & Steve alone Roman won't let Diana see Victor's file
January 28:	Adrienne asks Victor to find out who beat up Steve Jo takes care of Steve Diana snoops around Roman's house for Victor's file Neil proposes to Grace
January 29:	Kayla & Steve tell Jack they want to be together Jennifer tells Frankie the real reason she broke up with him Kimberly initiates a mother/daughter relationship with Eve
February 1	Justin and Victor don't want Adrienne to read the expose Diana sabotaged Shane and Roman's case Eve propositions Alan Gabrielle and Shane don't know Eve knows who her mother is
February 2	Steve and Kayla go to the mountains Frankie tells Paula he's back together with Jennifer Jennifer encourages Mike to pursue Janice Bill wants to go to Chicago to be with Laura
February 3	Steve and Kayla pledge their vows at the mountains Diana overhears a kidnapping plan Eve admits she enjoys hooking Jack's surprised at Melissa's faith in him
February 4	Adrienne finds out how Steve was beat up Tom sneaks into the Beat Bar while Alice is sleeping Diana records proof about the kidnapping next door Frankie wants to slow things down with Jennifer
February 5	Adrienne almost gets an abortion Kayla tells Steve that Jack raped her Jack finds Steve and Kayla Eve tells Kim that Gabrielle is her mother
February 8	Eve makes peace with Gabrielle being her mother Jack kidnaps Kayla Jack's thug almost kills Steve Bill tells the Hortons that Laura's beginning to recover
February 9	Eve makes a pact to break up Jennifer and Frankie Janice, Bill, Jen, Frankie and Eve find Esther's body Victor wants to punish Adrienne Roman checks out Diana's kidnapping story Diana's neighbor and Serena disappear
February 10	Marcus helps Steve find out about Kayla's condition Jack forces Kayla to stay with him in the loft Roman watches Carrie's cheerleading tryouts Diana and Adrienne go to Peru
February 11	Eve pretends to be suicidal as Emily to keep Frankie from the ski trip Shane's concerned about Kimberly's emotional state Janice finds out Mike is Bill's son Neil gives Grace an ultimatum to get serious or call it off
February 12	Melissa decides to tell Jack he's Billy Roman and Justin follow Adrienne and Diana to Peru Steve rescues Kayla from Jack
February 15	Jack falls off the roof Kimberly won't discuss the miscarriage with Shane Jo finds out what Jack did to Steve and Kayla Eve decides to give up hooking and gets followed by the knifer
February 16	Roman and Justin catch up with Diana and Adrienne Eve gets slashed by the knifer Paula urges Frankie to tell Jennifer about their night together Kimberly leaves town Shane finds out Eve's a hooker
February 17	Steve feels responsible for Jack's condition Justin offers Diana the ransom money Roman won't stay out of Serena's kidnapping Harper wants Steve to donate his kidney to Jack
February 18	Shane confronts Eve about being a hooker Adrienne gives Justin an ultimatum about Victor Roman and Justin work together to free Serena Frankie figures out Eve is Emily
February 19	Diana tries to save Serena and gets arrested Steve donates his kidney to Jack Tom, Alice and Calliope play pool at the Cheating Heart
February 22	Diana's framed for shooting a cop Steve slips into a coma as Steven emerges Justin and Adrienne try to help Roman free Diana
February 23	Justin offers Miguel Torres' help in freeing Diana Eve runs away from the hospital Roman tries to keep up Diana's spirits Frankie tells Eve he knows she's Emily Marcus comforts Jo about Steve
February 24	Steven shows Steve his future Roman finds out Serena wasn't kidnapped Jack wants to know why Steve donated his kidney
February 25	Jennifer finds a condom in Frankie's wallet Jo finds out Grace and Neil are engaged Steve won't tell Jack why he donated his kidney Kayla refuses to pretend to be Jack's wife Melissa's hopeful about her relationship with Jack
February 26	Shane adopts Eve Serena tells Diana the truth about the kidnapping Roman plans Diana's jailbreak Steve's anxious to get out of the hospital and start his life with Kayla
February 29	Roman, Justin and Adrienne break Diana out of jail Steve's concerned about Kayla living at the loft Jennifer holds an ice cream social for Frankie Frankie feels guilty for not telling Jennifer about Paula
March 1	Roman, Diana, Justin and Adrienne end up at Victor's resort Bill doesn't approve of Janice's relationship with Mike Shane invites Gabrielle to move into the guest house Justin breaks his ties with Victor
March 2	Tom sneaks out of the house to be Norm De Plume Alice thinks Tom's having an affair Canby harasses Kayla Neil takes Jo to the beat bar
March 3	Victor has Diana evicted Shane's upset when Kimberly doesn't come home Adrienne and Justin move out of Victor's house Eve's apprehensive of being in public with her scar
March 4	the knifer mistakes Gabrielle for Eve Kayla gets rape counseling Eve tries to matchmake for Shane and Gabrielle Mike finds out about Bill and Janice's affair Jack rejects Steve's kidney
March 5	Jennifer starts an article about the Teen Hotline Kayla resents Steve's "forgive and forget" attitude with Jack Alan encourages Eve to use her scar to get attention from Frankie Shane wants Gabrielle to move into the main house for protection
March 8	Roman expects Diana to live by his rules Adrienne's in danger of losing her baby Grace and Neil set a wedding date Abe wants to know why Lexie's avoiding him
March 9	Victor sets up a job interview for Justin Bill is jealous of Mike and Janice Kayla deals with her anger at Steve and Jack during counseling
March 10	Diana writes an article on Supercop the Hortons fight over Bill and Janice's affair Kayla presses charges against Jack
March 11	Roman and Diana compromise about their relationship Gabrielle has dinner with Mike that Eve thinks she set up for Shane Janice feels guilty about her affair with Bill Eve gets Frankie to paint her portrait Janice is knifed
March 12	Janice dies Jack is arrested for raping Kayla Eve interrupts Shane and Gabrielle's moment Jack harasses Kayla after his arraignment
March 15	Torres wants Justin to work for him Jennifer wants to move to Chicago with Bill Roman is scared of losing Diana to the outside world
March 16	Jack has a deceptive article about Kayla printed Abe wants Lexie to head the knifer task force Shane wants to protect Gabrielle and Eve from the knifer Melissa insists on standing by Jack Calliope urges Tom to write a poem about Janice
March 17	Diana gets an assignment to write an article on Janice's death Janice's funeral Bill stops Jennifer from leaving town with him Eve thinks she has a chance with Frankie because of Jennifer leaving Roman meets Carrie's boyfriend
March 18	Adrienne begins to miscarry Jack's rape trial Serena talks Diana into stealing the icon
March 21	Adrienne miscarries Ethan helps Calliope get a liquor license Diana and Serena make plans to steal the icon Diana and Calliope start a newspaper
March 22	Kayla files for divorce, but Jack want grant it Eve tries to keep Jennifer and Frankie apart with her portrait Shane and Gabrielle question Mike about the riverfront knifer
March 24	Abe gets jealous when Marcus meets Lexie Jennifer writes an article about Paula Shane doesn't want to plan Eve's birthday party with Gabrielle Nick tries to help Eve by getting rid of Jennifer permanently
March 25	Eve had the school paper print allegations that Paula's seducing her students Victor arranges for the Torres family to offer Diana "protection" Shane and Gabrielle have Nick's knife analyzed to see if he's the knifer
March 28	Eve's sweet sixteen Tom has Alice arrested Diana's newspaper is trashed Frankie admitted he's the student Paula slept with
March 29	Justin and Victor are invited as guests of honor to the emergency center gala Melissa's jealous of Jack's new assistant Steve and Kayla walk into gang warfare when they check out the new emergency center
March 30	Diana tries to keep Roman away from the icon exhibit Eve pretends to be sympathetic towards Paula Abe puts Lexie on duty so she can't go to the party with Marcus Shawn goes through the roof when Victor gives Max a present Paula advises Jennifer to work things out with Frankie
March 31	Gabrielle gives Eve a car for her birthday Steve and Kayla meet Monty Jo doesn't think that Neil and Grace should fool around in the house Mike finds a reminder of Janice Steve thinks the community center is too dangerous for Kayla
April 1	Kim walks in on Shane & Gabrielle with a bath Justin confesses to his mob dealings Steve arranges a fight between the Stingrays & Vipers Neil & Grace want to take Noelle on a vacation
April 4	Kim comes home and walks in on Shane & Gabrielle Jennifer doesn't want Frankie to go public with his affair with Paula Diana & Calliope plan the icon theft Eve thinks Kimberly's going to break up her family
April 5	Steve mediates a boxing match between the Stingrays & Vipers Harper discourages Jack from helping to clear Melissa Alice implicates Nick in a hooker's knifing Eve lies to give Nick an alibi when accused of being the Riverfront Knifer
April 6	Diana learns how to break into the museum Tom is featured on Salem P.M. as Norm De Plume Jennifer can't handle Frankie's friendship with Paula Eve persuades Frankie to go public about his affair with Paula Mike finds out Tom is Norm De Plume
April 7	Jack wants to shut down the community center Lexie breaks a date with Marcus to go undercover on the knifer case Caroline gets the wrong idea about Shane & Gabrielle Melissa defends Jack to Maggie
April 8	Shawn & Caroline's anniversary celebration Monty warns Steve not to take a plane to Washington Diana sneaks out of the party early to steal the icon Alan starts trouble between Jennifer & Frankie about his letter to the editor Gabrielle's hurt that Shane goes to the anniversary party
April 11	Roman catches Diana stealing the icon Monty's prediction about Steve's plane came true Justin comes back from turning state's evidence in Washington
April 12	Calliope& Serena keep Diana's whereabouts a secret from Roman Serena & Victor make love Eve gets bad news about her scar and takes it out on Kim Lexie's depressed about her hand injury
April 13	Jack convinces Melissa to spy on the community center Eve pretends to support Jen & Frankie when the article is published Roman watches Steve at work Carrie avoids her first kiss Paula is reinstated
April 14	Jack becomes a knifer suspect Jennifer wants to be sexually active with Frankie Frankie starts a petition to get Paula back on the hotline Angelica tells Melissa to stay away from Jack
April 15	Kim gives Shane an ultimatum about Gabrielle Monty predicts danger for Steve & Kayla Justin accepts a loan from Angelica Emilio wants revenge on Steve at the community center
April 18	Raoul is killed while holding Steve hostage Kim & Shane sign separation papers Diana wants to comfort Roman Calliope's afraid she's going to be caught stealing the icon
April 19	Justin gives Adrienne a day of surprises Eve's happy that Kim & Shane are separated Jennifer's upset that Frankie slept with Paula & won't sleep with her Caroline doesn't want Frankie to see Paula anymore
April 20	Angelica gets Justin a job as the Curtis stableboy Steve doesn't think the community center can help the riverfront Maggie thinks Melissa skipped bail because of Jack Jack uses Emilio to close down the community center Marcus meets Vanessa
April 22	Diana arranges a trade with Victor for the Icon Gabrielle hurts her bad ankle Jennifer thinks Frankie still has feelings for Paula
April 25	Roman arrests Victor for stealing the Icon Frankie sees Grace's murder through Paula's bedroom window (by copycat killer, the Alien) Gabrielle almost dies, but is revived after a mysterious man poisons her IV. Jo warns Grace not to walk home, later she is found dead. Frankie makes love to Paula. Frankie convinces Paula to tell the police she saw Graces murder, so that Frankie and her would not get in trouble again. Neils recieves a call from the police telling him Grace was stabbed to death. Jo tries to console Neil. Diana gets her $10 million from Victor
April 26	Steve becomes Emilio's guardian angel Kayla starts a rape seminar Jose Torres sends Justin & Adrienne a warning
April 27	Paula identifies Nick in a lineup Eve asks Shane to help get Nick off of the lineup Roman makes Diana feel guilty for stealing the Icon Jennifer gives Frankie back her locket
April 28	Roman doesn't get the promotion Marcus thinks Emilio stole Vanessa's watch Neil mourns for Grace Paula unidentifies Nick
April 29	Victor gets shot at the emergency center gala Km sets things up at Shane's house to make amends Eve calls the cops when Kim tries to get in and her key doesn't work Marcus helps Vanessa set up at the community center Mike releases Gabrielle from the hospital
May 2	Kim & Shane remember their past on their anniversary Justin wants revenge on the man who shot Victor gala wrap up
May 3	Roman acts like an unhappy cop fed up with the system Angelica looks into having a baby Jack starts a picket line outside the community center Diana gets a tip about bad cops Vanessa's surprised by Marcus' background Emilio doesn't have any faith in Monty
May 4	Kimberly prepares to go undercover as a hooker Justin doesn't want to wait for the police to get justice against the Torres family Shane asks Paula to describe the knifer to a police artist Tom & Calliope fake a fire drill to keep Alice from finding out about Norm De Plume Jennifer recognizes the sketch of the knifer Abe doesn't want Lexie to quit the force
May 5	Jo gets checked out for breast cancer Kayla gets the poisoning charges dropped against Melissa Adrienne won't stay with Justin while he takes over the family business Roman & Abe arrest the alien as the knifer Diana moves out of Roman's house and meets her neighbor (played by Robert Torti Emilio feels guilty about helping Jack
May 6	Eve's afraid her family's going to break up because the knifer was caught Diana investigates a cop on the take and finds out it's Roman Kim assumes she's back together with Shane since the knifer was caught Frankie tells Jennifer he saw the knifer and not Paula
May 7	Frankie stops the knifer from attacking Paula Shane tells Kim he's not ready to get back together Steve & Kayla find April hiding in the emergency center Kim stays with Eve while Shane & Gabrielle investigate the knifing incident
May 11	Mike meets April Jack sends Canby to find the community center doing something illegal Adrienne tells Steve & Kayla that Jo has breast cancer Melissa's surprised about Jack's reasons for wanting to close down the community center Vanessa watches Marcus play career day with street kids Mike catches April stealing drugs
May 12	Kim gets Nick to be her pimp Shane overreacts when Eve makes a romantic dinner for him & Gabrielle Roman invites Justin to go undercover with him Frankie interrupts Alan's declaration of love to Jennifer Diana & Adrienne share their relationship problems
May 13	Diana gets caught undercover at the Torres party Roman is tested by being ordered to kill Diana Kimberly goes out as a hooker and makes sure she gets arrested Melissa overhears that Jack's been seeing prostitutes
May 16	Roman pretends to kill Diana Kimberly is arrested for prostitution Angelica wants to know where Harper's been spending his nights
May 17	Adrienne meets Emilio Kimberly's prostitution is made public Vanessa helps Marcus deliver Charlene's baby Jo recovers from surgery April tells Emilio she can't steal drugs anymore
May 18	Roman tells Diana about his undercover work with the Torres family Jennifer forces herself to be interested in Alan romantically Max doesn't like Paula the Torreses keep an eye on Roman Lexie goes back to work with Abe
May 19	Deverauxs prejudice the Washington inspectors against the community center Shane takes Andrew away from Kim Harper can't get it up when Angelica initiates sex Melissa's tired of Mickey putting down Jack
May 20	Kimberly makes Eve promise not to follow in her footsteps Jack visits Jo in the hospital Roman & Diana play out a 19th century lighthouse fantasy & she gets sick Alan tries to pick up Kimberly

May 23	Diana & Roman get caught in a storm when he tries to take her back to Salem Adrienne uses Emilio to make Justin jealous Kayla & Mike do a secret operation on Diana Shane saves Kimberly from the knifer
May 24	Steve thinks he's no good for the community center April & Emilio keep Mike away from the community center board meeting Roman hides Diana in his house Jack finds out about Billy Johnson's existence April tells Mike she's stealing the drugs for her mother
May 25	Marcus thinks Charlene should have given up her baby Justin freaks when Adrienne waitresses at Anjelica's party Shane figures out Kimberly's working undercover Harper wants Desmond to discourage Vanessa's relationship with Marcus Steve stops Adrienne from giving Billy's baby picture to Jack
May 26	April's drug theft is made public the Torreses plan Roman's death Carrie finds out Diana's been hiding in her house Frankie fixes a leaky faucet when Jennifer gets soaked
May 27	Harper tries to kill Kayla Steve is lured to the community center Monty predicts danger around the community center meeting Kim becomes a partner in the knifer case Melissa finds out the charges against her were dropped Eve has delusions about Shane & Gabrielle
May 30	Steve saves Kayla from the knifer the Torreses set up Roman & Justin Diana finds out about the setup everyone's worried about Kayla Monty tries to win April's forgiveness
May 31	Diana saves Roman & Justin's lives Alan propositions Kim while she's on assignment Adrienne tells Jo about Kayla Eve sees Alan carrying a knife
6/3	Roman and Abe are promoted to Commander and Captain of Salem, P.D., respectively
June ?	--Diana almost shoots Roman, when she hears strange noises outside her bedroom door --Steve goes to California to throw Jack's Detective off the trail of finding Billy Johnson --Kimberly moves in with Kayla to counsel or teach her sign language --April, Mike, and Emilio hold a press conference to encourage people to come back to the community centre, since word on the street was that the persons running the centre were dealing drugs. --Eve confronts Kimberly about breaking up her family --Diana tells Roman she is leaving the country, she packs and leaves for Japan.
6/27	Jack finds out that he's Billy
7/5	Riverfront Knifer caught
7/21	Kayla regains hearing, yet cannot talk
7/25	Steve and Kayla are married Jack and Melissa admit their feelings and make love for the first time
7/26	Orion comes to Diana with a picture of his missing friend: Roman Frankie tells Shawn and Caroline that Trent is Max's father and he isn't his brother Steve gives Kayla anchor necklace
9/2	Ellen (Benjy's mom) dies Shane & Kim's Renew Wedding Vows
9/16	Andrew Jonathan David Donovan (Drew, Shane's twin brother) appears in Salem
9/28	Diana receives scarf with Marlena's perfume on it
10/5	Frankie Brady leaves for Columbia University Diana receives two wine glasses like the ones Marlena and Roman had, in the mail
10/17	Tom and Alice Horton get remarried
10/31	Carrie kidnapped by Stefano's goons
11/2	Rosa Ramirez dies (Life support pulled by ex-husband Monty Dolan)
11/4	Stefano appears
11/8	Melissa Anderson leaves for Europe
12/2	Explosion at Stefano's compound
12/23	Roman and Diana get engaged

Thanks to Stacy Krugman for many of these dates and Schonell Rowe for some

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