War bonds trace their history as far back as the Revolutionary War, and helped finance efforts in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War as well. However, it wasn’t until 1917, ...

War bonds offered a way for citizens to support military operations by lending the government money. Learn more about the history of war bonds during World War I and World War II.

A look back at the history of the national debt, and what the GOP’s new budget bill might mean for the debt going forward.

To pay for World War II, American citizens purchased war bonds worth more than $180 billion. Many of those bonds were purchased by Medina citizens at a small, white building on Public Square.

Today, war bonds are no longer issued in the U.S., ... and helped finance efforts in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War as well. However, it wasn’t until 1917, ...