Who could've predicted that in 1998, soap viewers would see: a human clone brought to life (GL's Reva), a dead dog trot to heaven (AMC's Harold) and an earthquake/tsunami strike the BEACH, yet miraculously spare the leading citizens.? True, all true. To find out what else happened on daytime and prime-time during the past 12 months, read on.

MICHAEL AND JANE, TAKE TWO: Michael reunited with Jane at their Chicago high school reunion and she followed him to L.A. Taylor (pregnant by Michael) asked him and Jane to raise her child. After giving birth, Taylor had a change of heart and took off with her son. Matt's journal revealed that Jane had slept with designer Alex Bastian the night before she wed Michael. Jane accepted Amanda's job offer, which forced her to work with Alex. Jane didn't show for her church wedding to Michael, but later convinced him to tie the knot in a hospital ceremony. When Alex appeared at the reception, Michael freaked; Jane demanded a divorce and later caught Michael messing with Megan. Jane found a lump in her breast, but it was benign.

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Amanda In The Middle: Taylor hired a woman to impersonate Christine, Kyle's ex-lover. Amanda and Kyle wed but "Christine's" suicide caused Amanda to feel guilty. In a desperate attempt to get Kyle to love her, Taylor admitted that Christine didn't kill herself (she accidentally hit her head); plus, she wasn't even Chris. Clueless Amanda flew to the Dominican Republic, got a divorce and wed psycho Rory, who tried to kill her. Kyle saved her. Rory died during their struggle; Kyle and Amanda rewed. In an effort to win Amanda, Peter had her kidnapped, then "rescued" her.
Roman Holiday: Billy and Samantha wed. The bride slept with baseball player Jeff, while the groom had sex with Jennifer. Sam and Billy split. His future with Jenn was threatened when he received a message from Alison, who'd fallen off the wagon. When Billy learned that the Alison trouble was a Sam-engineered scam, he accepted a job in Italy, and Jenn went along. Sam reunited with Jeff and also moved away.
Flew The Coop: Coop had Michael ousted as chief of staff and schemed to destroy Craig and Michael's business. Craig blew his brain out. Lexi's father, Thomas, suffered a stroke during a fight with Peterand died. In order to pay a hefty IRS debt and avoid jail, Lexi had to wed Coop to get her inheritance. Though he loved Megan, the lure of millions caused him to wed Lexi, and they had sex. When they separated, Coop asked Megan to relocate to Philadelphia, but she refused.
Secret And Lies: Matt's death in a car crash was a shock. Amanda inherited his journal, which was chock-full of confessions from everyone.... Amanda's high school chum, Eve, landed a singing gig at Kyle's club. Right before Eve wed Peter, Kyle learned that as teens, Amanda and Eve killed the guy who tried to rape Amanda; Eve spent 15 years in prison.... Kyle's kid brother, Ryan, moved in and put the moves on Megan.... Lexi launched an agency to compete with Amanda and hired Megan.... Kyle learned he was sterile, but kept mum.