Links of Interest: EiH 2K9 Year in Review Edition
This past January, I started EiH, mostly because of my own curiosity. Over the past few months, though, EiH has grown tremendously, and some of the newer readers may not have had a chance to read some of my favorite posts. So, here is a list of my favorite posts, in no particular order. Post titles that I felt needed no explanation have none. Enjoy!
Humor
- My Feeble Attempt at Humor - A demotivational poster featuring Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
- The Real Manchurian Candidate - This is the story of Project MKULTRA, the covert CIA mind-control operation.
- The History of Water Fluoridation
- Happy Birthday James Earl Ray - The King Family doesn't believe James Earl Ray was MLK's killer, so I wrote this post on Mr. Ray's birthday to bring attention to the potential conspiracy.
- Interesting Stuff About Marijuana - Maybe marijuana shouldn't be illegal.
- The Speech That Killed MLK - On April 4, 1967 Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech called "Beyond Vietnam" in which he became a political activist. We all know what happened exactly one year later.
- Islam: The War That Won't Go Away? - This was a response to an article vilifying Islam. I actually got a response from the original article's author, and a spirited conversation ensued in the comments.
- 10 Questions You Should Have Asked About 9/11 - Everything is not as it seems about 9/11. I don't have the answers, but I still have a few questions.
- “I Beg Your Pardon!” A Short List of Presidential Pardons
- The First Motorized Military Convoy Across America - The road trip that led to the creation of the interstate highway system.
- Have You Ever Heard of Fordlândia? - Henry Ford's attempt to colonize part of South America.
- 50 Years of 50 States - 2009 was the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's admission to the United States. EiH celebrated by doing a profile of each state.
- Is French Toast Really From France? - This article is about the origins of some of our favorite foods.
- A History of MLB Playoff Tiebreakers - This past fall, the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins played in a phenomenal tiebreaker to determine which team would reach the playoffs. This article shows the rest of the awesome tiebreakers.
- Could the Iranian Revolution Have Been Avoided? - Short answer, yes.
- What if Jimmy Carter Won the 1980 Election? - Here's a look at how the environment could have been helped had Jimmy Carter won a second term.
- Obesity: A Growing Concern - This post displays a map which shows the yearly increase in the obesity rate of the United States from 1985-2006.
- On This Day: Saturday Night Massacre - This was the night in which Richard Nixon proclaimed, "I'm not a crook!"
- 5 Random Things About George Bernard Shaw - This was the first 5 random things post, and I couldn't have used a more fitting subject than GBS.
- 5 Random Things About 5 Guys Named Stephen
