<span>The voting age was decreased from 21 to 18 because it was thought this would lead to less protesting by students. Before the age was lowered, there were young men being drafted, but they were not old enough to vote.</span>
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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across Asia at the height of the Mongol Empire. He first set out at age 17 with his father and uncle, traveling overland along what later became known as the Silk Road.
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