A business structure used in Europe and Canada, in which shareholder responsibility for company debt is limited, usually to the amount he/she has invested in the company. In some cases, the liability of shareholders is limited to specific pre-determined amounts (which are stated in a memorandum). Abbreviated Ltd or plc.
July 19, 1965. Honolulu, Hawaii. Syngman Rhee, (born March 26, 1875, PâyÅngsan, Hwanghae province, Korea [now in North Korea]âdied July 19, 1965, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.) first president of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Rhee completed a traditional classical Confucian education and then entered a Methodist school, where he learned English.
James K. Polk. James Knox Polk (1795â1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, elected in 1844. Polk was governor of Tennessee and Speaker of the U.S. House. A Democrat, Polk was the surprise (dark horse) candidate for president in 1844, defeating Whig Henry Clay by promising to annex Texas.