Yesterday's Horoscope for Cancer
May 9, 2026
This is a time to rely only on yourself and your own resources, gather in your scattered forces, and concentrate on your own work. You may meet numerous obstructions and delays so that you don't accomplish as much or work as quickly as you would like. You can, however, do a very thorough job, and also tackle the kind of difficult or disagreeable tasks you usually avoid.
Power Numbers: 40, 1, 16, 27, 4, 14
Born Today: Henry J. Kaiser, Jose Ortega y Gasset, Mike Wallace, Albert Finney, Glenda Jackson, Candice Bergen, Billy Joel
Quick Quote: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
-- Mark Twain
Random Fact: The feet have approximately 250,000 sweat glands.
Today in History:
1864: Ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark
1927: Canberra replaces Melbourne as the capital of Australia
1992: America Cup finals begin in San Diego
1502: Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World
1971: Friends of Earth return 1500 non-returnable bottles to Schweppes
1962: U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
1945: Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)
1977: Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon
1837: "Sherrod" burns in Mississippi River below Natchez Miss; 175 dies
1992: Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe
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