Fact checked by Sarah Scott Anyone who grew up in the ‘90s will tell you that it was a pretty great time to be a teenager. The internet existed but wasn’t a part of everyday life. Fashion was fun, ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely ...

Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students ...

Less than one week after his death, his partial autopsy revealed that he had multiple drugs in his system at the time of his passing, including a drug called “pink cocaine.” What is pink ...