Henry Wells (1898–1973) was a senior officer in the Australian Army.
Serving as Chief of the General Staff from 1954 to 1958, Wells' career
culminated with his appointment as the first Chairman, Chiefs of Staff
Committee, a position marking him as the professional head of the
Australian Military. He served in this capacity from March 1958 until
March 1959, when he retired from the army. Born in Victoria, Wells'
career in the Australian Army began in 1916 when he entered the Royal
Military College, Duntroon. Graduating as a lieutenant three years
later, he served in a variety of staff and instructional positions
before the outbreak of the Second World War. Initially posted to the
7th Division as a staff officer in 1940, Wells was promoted to
lieutenant colonel and made senior liaison officer to I Corps. Serving
in Greece and North Africa, he was awarded the Distinguished Service
Order for his leadership at El Alamein. Transferred to the South West
Pacific theatre in 1943 as a brigadier, he served in the New Guinea
Campaign with the headquarters of II Corps and later in the Borneo
campaign with I Corps. Following promotion to lieutenant general, he
was made Commander-in-Chief, British Commonwealth Forces Korea from
1953 to 1954, serving during the last days of the war. In retirement,
Wells was a director of several companies.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1443:
Rebelling against the Ottoman Empire, Skanderbeg and his forces
liberated Kruja in Middle Albania and raised the Albanian flag.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg>
1520:
Three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan
reached the Pacific Ocean from the now-eponymous Strait of Magellan,
becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the
Pacific.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan>
1785:
The United States signed the first Treaty of Hopewell with the Cherokee
Indians, laying out a western boundary for white settlement.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Hopewell>
1990:
After being elected as leader of the British Conservative Party one day
earlier, John Major officially succeeded Margaret Thatcher as Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Major>
1998:
The current Constitution of Albania, sanctioning a parliamentary
republic, people's sovereignty, fundamental rights of the citizens, and
other important points, was ratified via a voter-approved referendum.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Albania>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
astrobleme (n):
A pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or
comet
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/astrobleme>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
One must be very naïve or dishonest to imagine that men choose their
beliefs independently of their situation.
--Claude Lévi-Strauss
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Claude_L%C3%A9vi-Strauss>