For years, cruise ships were seen as floating condos for retirees—but in the past few years, the industry has begun to shed that image, with the average age of customers going down…and revenue going up. The industry is expected to make a whopping $30 billion in 2024. But cruises go back much longer than most people realize—and have a surprisingly dark history.

The Bandelier National Monument is famous for its Ancestral Pueblo artifacts—but few know about its secret use during World War II.

Osceola thought he could make peace with President Andrew Jackson, but it was Jackson’s betrayal of their truce that led to his brutal downfall.