function whatsnew(){
  var path = "/history/whatsnew.php";

  if(window.XMLHttpRequest) {
    req = new XMLHttpRequest();
  }else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
    req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  } else {
    return null;
  }

  req.onreadystatechange = showdata;
  req.open("GET", path, true);
  req.send(null);
}

function showdata(){
  if(req.readyState == 4 && req.status == 200){
    document.getElementById("whatsnew_list").innerHTML= req.responseText;
  }
}