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 ended the Mexican-American War. The US took possession of lands in the southwest including the current statES OF California, Nevada, UTah, and parts of Arizona an â¦ d New Mexico. The US gave Mexico $15 million and assumed $3.25 million in debt owed by Mexico to US citizens.15 people found this useful.he Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war between the U.S. and  Mexico. It was brought on by the defeat of the Mexican forces,  wherein they were forced to give up part â¦ of their lands in exchange  for 15 million dollars.