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: "It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese."
-- Carl Sagan
Random Fact: The Taj Mahal was actually built for use as a tomb.
Today in History:
1803: John Hawkins and Richard French patent the Reaping Machine
1942: Dutch SS vows loyalty to Hitler
1990: European court rules pension rights for both men and women
1923: Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC)
1804: Lewis and Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase
1979: 12 degrees F, on top of Mauna Kea, Hawaii (state record)
1954: School desegregation law, Brown vs. Board of education
1941: Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack
1871: Indians fighter General Sherman escapes in ambulance vs Comanches
1966: KFDO (now KVIJ) TV channel 8 in Sayre, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
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