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.
With the defeat of its army and the fall of its capital, Mexico entered into negotiations to end the war. The treaty called for the US to pay $15 million to Mexico and to pay off the claims of American citizens against Mexico up to $3.25 million.