The American History a Day at A Time - December Edition presents the story behind the headlines. It is easy and fun to learn a lesson in colonial American history facts daily. If you have ever read those "This Day in History" listings, you may have been curious about the events behind the headlines. The short history stories in this collection of history stories are from the pioneer frontier period of American history. They include historical facts and events from the month of December. This December edition of historical events includes: December 03, 1731 - Volunteer Fire Department Of City Of New York Organized December 11, 1695 - Captain Kidd Receives Privateering License December 12, 1718 - Republic of Pirates Ended December 23, 1750 - Ben Franklin Attempts to Electrocute a Turkey Readers will enjoy these and twenty-seven more history lessons in American frontier history within the pages of this book. The American history series American History a Day at A Time - 2015 will include historical events from the pioneer era of frontier America. The series will include twelve books, one for each month of the year, forming a huge collection of daily historical facts and events in American frontier history. Expand your knowledge of frontier American history by reading a historical fact or event each day.