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 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.