Reagan defied them all and eventually authorized the supply of advanced MANPADs -- shoulder-mounted missile launchers -- to the mujahideen -- changing the course of the war and paving the way to a Soviet defeat. World War III did not break out. Moscow relented and signed a peace accord in Geneva in 1988.
Where Did Christopher Columbus Die. There are crucial issues regarding the death of Christopher Columbus. According to his son, Fernando, Columbus succumbed to gout, a disease causing the joints to swell. According to several modern analyses, probably Columbus died of Reiter's Syndrome, an outlandish illness. After two years of his final voyage, he died on May 20, 1506.
The study shows convincingly that the crew members of Columbus who were buried at La Isabela had suffered, but also had healed, from scurvy before they died, says scurvy expert George J. R. Maat of Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands.