*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.
16 When teens begin holidaying away from their parents. 17 years, two months and two weeks: The age at which the average Briton will lose their virginity (although Northerners start younger, having their first full sexual encounter on average six months before Londoners). 18 A busy year for women.ight is also the age at which most kids are allowed outside the home by themselves. 10 years and three months: The average age at which girls start puberty, almost two years earlier than their grandmothers, for whom puberty began at 12.