VLB Texas State Veterans Cemeteries are hallowed grounds that are an expression of our respect for the Texas men and women who have served our nation with distinction. VLB Texas State Veterans Cemeteries are special resting places, close to home, where friends, family and fellow Texans can honor Texas Veterans. The sacrifices they laid upon the altar of freedom will never be diminished nor forgotten.
The great fire of London was started by a man named Thomas Farriner (or Farynor). One night Thomas started the fire to cook the bread and he went upstairs forgetting about the fire.
Many people died from this and the harsh winter that followed the fire. The cost of the fire was estimated to be Â£10 million - at a time when Londonâs annual income was only Â£12,000; many people were financially ruined and debtors' prisons became over-crowded. As a result, early fire brigades were formed by insurance companies as a way of recouping the costs of extinguishing fires.