After many pleads before, Columbus finally got permission from King Ferdinand of SPAIN to explore as long as he would bring back what he had found (mainly just treasure)
The Russo-Japanese War developed out of the rivalry between Russia and Japan for dominance in Korea and Manchuria. In 1898 Russia had pressured China into granting it a lease for the strategically important port of Port Arthur (now Lüshun), at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, in southern Manchuria.
The answer that would make the most sense is bipolar disorder.
I know the battle of Lexington and concord started