Today's Horoscope for Scorpio
May 17, 2026
Emotional self-control and feelings of distance and aloneness characterize this time. You are coolly objective about your friends and loved ones, and their shortcomings as friends or lovers. You are probably being a bit too critical and hard on them right now. This is also a time for belt-tightening and being very cautious about investments and expenditures.
Power Numbers: 43, 9, 12, 35, 30, 24
Born Today: Edward Jenner, Dennis Hopper, Sugar Ray Leonard, Nine Inch Nails, Andrea Corr
Quick Quote: "I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?"
-- Jean Kerr
Random Fact: The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people.
Today in History:
1997: Sylvester Stallone weds Jennifer Flavin in London
1959: Sam Snead sets PGA record for 36 holes at 122
1927: Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings
1946: President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike
1712: Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"
1986: 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8
1987: "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 102 performances
1952: 78th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4
1975: NBC paid $5M for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time
1997: 123rd Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 1:54
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