The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States.The war had begun almost two years earlier, in May 1846, over a territorial dispute involving Texas.he treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
One month into the tax filing season, the average federal tax refund was $3,120, the IRS said Thursday. 1  As of Feb. 20, the agency said it paid out $125 billion in refunds and processed about 50 million tax returns. 2  And a large majority of those returns - 83% - have qualified for a refund.
Those who opt for direct deposit get their money at least a week sooner than filers who choose a check sent via snail mail, said the IRS. All told, the IRS has received close to 83 million federal income tax returns as of March 21. Slightly more than 67 million refunds have gone out, with the average refund at $2,872. That's up about 2% from last year at this time.