What was the first soap opera to change its format from fifteen minutes to thirty minutes each weekday?

“As the World Turns” (CBS, 1956) was the first soap opera to change its format from fifteen minutes to thirty minutes each weekday.

For how much a week did Richard Gere hire Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)? Richard Gere hired Julia Roberts for three thousand dollars a week, cash in Pretty Woman.
Has anyone ever been hit by a meteorite? At least two people have been hit by a meteorite. In September 1954, Mrs. Hewlett Hodges of Sylacauga, Alabama, was hit by a meteorite as she napped in her living room. The rock…
Who played Joe Isuzu in the 1980s Isuzu car commercials? David Leisure was the pathological liar in the 1980s Isuzu car commercials. He has also appeared on the TV sitcom "Empty Nest" (NBC, 1988).
How did the expression to Make a Bed originate? In the evening, citizens of the Roman Empire constructed their beds by placing straw into a cloth sack. The straw had to be emptied every night to dry; therefore, the beds had to…
What does the ZIP in ZIP code stand for? The zip code was named for the national Zoning Improvement Plan.
Where was Jack Nicholson born? Jack Nicholson was born in Neptune, New Jersey, in 1937.