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*Rerum Novarum* is an 1891 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the condition of the working class amid industrialization. It affirms the right to private property while advocating for fair wages, safe working conditions, and workers' right to unionize. It rejects both unfettered capitalism an...
"El Rey que Rabió" (The King Who Got Angry) is a three-act zarzuela composed by Ruperto Chapí, with a libretto by Miguel Ramos Carrión and Carlos Coello. Premiering in 1891, the work is a significant example of the género grande, the large-scale Spanish operetta form popular in the 19th century. It...
An 1891 American musical comedy by Percy Gaunt, notable for its remarkably long Broadway run and for featuring the enduring hit song The Bowery.
The Key West Custom House, built in 1891 in Key West, Florida, is a Richardsonian Romanesque federal building featuring a prominent clock tower; it now houses the Key West Art and Historical Society museum.
