Soap Opera History

To help me understand more about soap operas and how they work, I looked into the history of the soap opera. I looked at several specific areas such as the soap opera is called a soap opera, what the longest running soap opera and key conventions found in British soap operas. I also looked at the general history of soap operas and how they have developed since they first started out on American radio.
Here is the research that I have found:
The History of Soap Operas Lauraa