Grant owned one slave in his life, William Jones, whom he set free in 1859. Julia had the use of four of her father's slaves. These slaves were all free by 1863. In 1864, the Grants hired one of those former slaves, whose name was also Julia, as a paid nurse.
The Ball State study found that the average American adult was exposed to five hours and nine minutes of live TV each day, almost 15 minutes of TV via a DVR device and 2.4 minutes of video on the computer.
Tuning In â Why It Matters. The average American spends up to 34 hours a week watching live TV. Traditionally, younger adults tend to watch less TV than older folks, but thereâs evidence that the under-35 crowd is becoming more and more likely to watch TV shows on computers and mobile devices.