Eleven magical minutes that dazzled the world: Spectacular London fireworks display ushers in 2012. 1  250,000 revellers watched the display which included rockets shooting out from Big Ben. 2  The display cost Â£1.9m in total to stage and included 12,000 fireworks costing Â£274,000.
In War and Military History. Mexico lost 51% of their former territory to the United States. It included present day Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California and most of Nevada, Utah, and part of Colorado. â¦ It started with the US violating a buffer zone on the border.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the U.S.-Mexican War. Signed on 2 February 1848, it is the oldest treaty still in force between the United States and Mexico.As a result of the treaty, the United States acquired more than 500,000 square miles of valuable territory and emerged as a world power in the late nineteenth century.n exchange the United States would pay up to $20 million to Mexico and assume up to $3 million in U.S. citizens' claims against Mexico. In subsequent negotiations the demand for Baja California and the right of transit were dropped.