Author: Mara Cojocaru

John F. Kennedy was only 43 years old when he was elected as the president of the United States, back in 1960. He was the youngest person ever elected to the Oval Office. Outwardly, he represented the idea of a youthful man, full of vitality and health, but the American public didn’t know that beneath the young president’s robust image, he really was someone who struggled with many health issues. Despite JFK’s slim and athletic-looking physique and skillful ability for golf and sailing, he, unfortunately, contended with various spinal issues and osteoporosis that ultimately left him in chronic pain. He…

At the start of the same decade of Watergate, Jimmy Carter and the Three Mile Island meltdown, Pittsburghers were listening to The Doors at the Civic Arena, meeting a brash young quarterback known as Terry Bradshaw. They were also watching the last good years before the imminent collapse of its defining industry. Once upon a time, US Steel was the pride and joy of the United States. It was also the most valuable company in the whole world. The 122-year-old company has agreed to be purchased by Japanese firm Nippon Steel in a baffling $14.1 billion deal. However, this isn’t…