St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos offers a peek into very early American history—from coinage to cannons.

A German fighter pilot’s decision to aid a disabled B-17 saved the crew and forged a friendship.

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a young man who, spurred by his father’s question, opens a new field in American conservatism.

In ‘This Week in History,’ the Treasury Department and Congress worked to stifle counterfeiting during the Civil War, leading to major changes in banking.