Though soaps are known for their outrageously dramatic storylines, they also often shed light on real-world issues — through the decades, soap operas have been among the first shows to deal with cutting-edge topics from cancer diagnoses to same-sex marriage. But in 1995, an All My Children storyline accidentally came too close to a recent tragedy that shocked America.

In spring of that year, All My Children developed a storyline in which Janet Green (Robin Mattson) schemed to regain custody of her infant daughter, Amanda, from her ex, Trevor (James Kiberd) by bombing his wedding to Laurel (Felicity LaFortune). Janet, who had previously tampered with Laurel’s brakes, now sought to build her own bomb.