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.
On this day in 1846, Congress voted overwhelmingly to approve a declaration of war against Mexico sought by President James Polk. By the warâs end in 1848, Mexico had lost nearly half its territory. Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Rio Grande became the southern boundary of Texas. Mexico ceded California and New Mexico to the United States. In return, the United States paid Mexico $15 million, or about $373 million in todayâs dollars.