*On this date in 1606, the first recorded birth of a child of African decent in the continental United States occurred. This was is in the Cathedral Parish Archives in St. Augustine, Florida, thirteen years before enslaved Africans were first brought to the English colony at Jamestown in 1619. William Tucker, the first Black child born (recorded) in the American colonies, was baptized on January 3, 1624, in Jamestown, Virginia.
A teenager, or teen, is a young person whose age falls within the range from 13â19. They are called teenagers because their age number ends with teen. Someone aged 18 or 19 is also considered a young adult. Usage by ordinary people varies, and also varies in different societies. Most societies traditionally had a formal ceremony to mark the change from childhood to adulthood.
An average 16-year-old boy weighs 130-150 pounds, while an average 16-year-old girl weighs 115-120 pounds, notes Disabled World. The complete range for the average teenagerâs weight is 95 pounds at the third percentile to 185 pounds at the 97th percentile for girls and 103 to 195 pounds for boys. Continue Reading.