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Marco Polo was born on June 19, 1254 in Venice, Italy.
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Marco Polo's dad forces Marco Polo and his 2 other brothers to leave for China where they meet Kublai Khan, a Chinese ruler who ruled for a long time(47 years)
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The 3 Polos leave China to Return to Venice, Italy.
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Marco Polo is captured and sent to prison. While in prison Marco Polo writes a book. His book was called "A Million Lies". People do not beleive his book and after approximately 300 years people retraced his route and found out that his information was mostly correct.
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Marco Polo is released from prison and marries a Venetian named Donata. They have 3 daughters named Belela, Fantina and Moreta. Marco Polo's brather Niccolo dies 2 days later.
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Polo wrote "Book of Ser Marco Polo" after his travels.
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Marco Polo died but he inspired many people to sail. (One of them was Christopher Columbus )
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People traced Marco Polo's path to see if his information in his book was correct. They figure that much of his information is correct.
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Marco Polo day is celebrated in New York. It is the first Marco Polo Day
