Today's Horoscope for Cancer
January 16, 2026
A possible day of raised tensions at home as energies run high and elbow room seems harder to come by. It's a good time to start new home-related projects as a way to utilize the extra energy in a constructive manner. The only thing you'll not want to do today is lazy, the energy is too intense to just sit around and watch the TV.
Power Numbers: 18, 26, 9, 38, 45, 5
Born Today: Ethel Merman, Dizzy Dean, Dr. Laura Schlesinger, Marilyn Horne, Kate Moss, A J Foyt, Susan Sonntag, Dian Fossey
Quick Quote: "Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."
-- Bertrand Russell
Random Fact: People from North America prefer pickles with warts, where as Europeans prefer pickles with no warts.
Today in History:
1988: Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder fired from CBS for racial remarks
1864: Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee
1981: Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and husband
1949: WTOP (now WUSA) TV channel 9 in Washington, D.C. (CBS) 1st broadcast
1965: "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 125 performances
1908: Pinnacles National Monument, California established
1909: David, Mawson and Mackay reach south magnetic pole
1865: SF Dramatic Chronicle started
1795: French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht, Netherlands
1759: British Museum opens in London
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