*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.
Adolescents are not just teenagers. Adolescents include 10-24 year-olds. Adolescence is. not one developmental stage, but three developmental stages: â Early adolescence (10-14 years of age); â Middle adolescence (15-17 years of age); and. â Late adolescence and young adults (18-24 years of age). Expert opinion about the age range for adolescence varies by organization and agency.