(Encyclopedia) LombokLomboklŏmbŏkˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 2,403,025), c.1,825 sq mi (4,725 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sundas, separated from Bali by the Strait of Lombok. Mataram, with…
(Encyclopedia) Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), former U.S. government agency, created in 1932 by the administration of Herbert Hoover. Its purpose was to facilitate economic activity by…
(Encyclopedia) Bridges, Harry (Alfred Renton Bridges), 1901–90, American labor leader, b. Melbourne, Australia. Arriving (1920) as an immigrant seaman in San Francisco, he became a longshoreman and…
TIERNAN, Robert Owens, a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., February 24, 1929; attended La Salle Academy; A.B., Providence College, Providence, R.I…
rock group Founded after the 1994 breakup of Uncle Tupelo and including four of that group's original members, Wilco (1994–present) has carried on in Uncle Tupelo's alternative-country-rock hybrid…
rock group By combining the gloomy lyrics of grunge bands with the hard edge of heavy metal, the group has managed to move beyond its roots in the Seattle sound. Their albums include Facelift (1990…
WALSH, Michael, a Representative from New York; born in Youghal, near Cork, Ireland, May 4, 1810; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; immigrated…
