1 The proportion of children engaged in child labour in Sub-Saharan Africa is currently the highest of any region at around 25.3%. 2  This means that in this region, approximately one child in every 4 can be classified as a child labourer. In contrast, for the same age group, the number of children in economic activity is increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2  There has been a welcome 15% decrease in the number of girls in child labour. 3  Boys, however, saw their work increase.
Brosnan was born in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth,[2] Ireland, the only child of Thomas Brosnan, a carpenter, and May (nÃ©e Smith, born circa 1934). He lived in Navan, County Meath for 12 years and considers it his hometown.[4] Brosnan's father abandoned the family when Pierce was an infant.
Theodore Roosevelt, the future 26th president of the United States, is born in New York City. A dynamic and energetic politician, Theodore Roosevelt is credited with creating the modern presidency.As a young Republican, he held a number of political posts in New York in the 1880s and 1890s, and was...+E Networks. On this day in 1858, future President Theodore Roosevelt is born in New York City to a wealthy family. Roosevelt was home-schooled and then attended Harvard University, graduating in 1880. He served in the New York state legislature from 1881 to 1884. In 1880, Roosevelt married Alice Hathaway Lee.