A Black Hole of Happiness

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
That's Eva.

Which had been on a century-long decline until ten years ago:

• 2006 124
  2005 129
  2004 198
  2003 214
  2002 239
  2001 273
  2000 294
  1999 317
  1998 345
  1997 362
  1996 348
  1995 349
  1994 347
  1993 349
  1992 340
  1991 326
  1990 344
  1989 324
  1988 328
  1987 347
  1986 331
  1985 318
  1984 318
  1983 288
  1982 290
  1981 284
  1980 296
  1979 297
  1978 270
  1977 291
  1976 297
  1975 302
  1974 286
  1973 283
  1972 288
  1971 290
  1970 287
  1969 267
  1968 256
  1967 238
  1966 233
  1965 233
  1964 229
  1963 227
  1962 220
  1961 220
  1960 204
  1959 207
  1958 193
  1957 196
  1956 185
  1955 189
  1954 187
  1953 193
  1952 181
  1951 183
  1950 175
  1949 170
  1948 162
  1947 168
  1946 161
  1945 147
  1944 147
  1943 147
  1942 140
  1941 135
  1940 132
  1939 129
  1938 126
  1937 117
  1936 116
  1935 110
  1934 100
  1933 101
  1932 98
  1931 93
  1930 87
  1929 83
  1928 79
  1927 79
  1926 79
  1925 71
  1924 66
  1923 66
  1922 64
  1921 63
  1920 58
  1919 55
  1918 55
  1917 54
  1916 55
  1915 55
  1914 52
  1913 50
  1912 49
  1911 46
  1910 45
  1909 47
  1908 46
  1907 42

Oddly, per Hank's point, WWII doesn't seem to have changed the trend much.