1 April 20th is Hitlerâs birthday. ( 2 Yes, it is his birthday. 3  But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it.). 4  The date of the Columbine school shootings. ( 5 This happened after the term was already in use.). 6  4:20 is tea time for pot-smokers in Holland.
View full size image. Marco Polo was one of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages. He traveled farther than any of his predecessors during his 24-year journey along the Silk Road, reaching China and Mongolia, where he became a confidant of Kublai Khan.The story of his journey is told in Il Milione (The Million), commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo..inally, the Polos reached Beijing and met Kublai Khan at the summer palace, Xanadu, a glorious marble and gold structure that enchanted young Marco. The Khan happily received the Polos. He invited them to stay and for Niccolo and Maffeo to become part of his court.
Marco lived in China for many years and learned to speak the language. He traveled throughout China as a messenger and spy for Kublai Khan. He even traveled far to the south to where Myanmar and Vietnam are today.During these visits he learned about different cultures, foods, cities, and peoples.He saw many places and things that no one from Europe had ever seen before.arco Polo was a merchant and explorer who traveled throughout the Far East and China for much of his life. His stories were the basis for what much of Europe knew about Ancient China for many years. He lived from 1254 to 1324.