Today's Horoscope for Libra
January 17, 2026
Your mind wanders to faraway places, and your imagination is kindled with thoughts of the exotic, mystical, and fantastic. You feel restless and bored by your daily routine. You may be unable to concentrate on mundane matters and you may find yourself daydreaming. If you can't get away, watch a movie or read a book that will let your mind wander to those places you want to be.
Power Numbers: 10, 42, 40, 48, 19, 16
Born Today: Benjamin Franklin, Anne Bronte, Anton Chekhov, Eartha Kitt, James Earl Jones, Muhammad Ali, Jim Carrey
Quick Quote: "To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to."
-- Moliere
Random Fact: The earliest known example of an organized market for equities dates from Rome, second century B.C.
Today in History:
1995: Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup
1997: NBA suspends Dennis Rodman indefinitely/$25,000 for kicking cameraman
1966: B-52/KC-135 tankers crash near Spanish coast at Palomares, 7 die
1757: German Diet declares war on Prussia
1871: 1st cable car patented, by Andrew S Hallidie (begins service in 1873)
1832: Johannes van den Bosch appointed Governor-General of Dutch-Indies
1893: -17 degrees F (-27 degrees C), Millsboro, Delaware (state record)
1916: 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY
1989: Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami
1979: U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test
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