12 January 1848 January 11, 2013 Author: Staff There is an uprising in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being. We ourselves possess Beauty when we are true to our own being; ugliness is in going over to another order; knowing ourselves, we are beautiful; in self-ignorance, we are ugly." Ambrose Bierce — Click here for more from Ambrose Bierce Related posts: 12 January 2010 Categories: History Tags: 12 January, 1848