On 1 August 1907, an Aeronautical Division was established within the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (OCSO). In 1908, on Fort Myer, Virginia, the Wright brothers made test flights of the Army's first airplane built to Signal Corps' specifications. Reflecting the need for an official pilot rating, War Department Bulletin No. 2, released on 24 February 1911, established a Military Aviator rating.
Kathie Lee Gifford Brings Her Wines To Max's Oyster Bar. Kathie Lee Gifford, co-host of NBC's Today Show, visited Max's Oyster Bar in West Hartford Friday for The Wines of Gifft, a special (sold out!) Max Lunch Club event hosted by the restaurant and Gifford's Gifft Wines.
Giffords was holding the meeting, called Congress on Your Corner in the parking lot of a Safeway store when Jared Lee Loughner drew a pistol and shot her in the head before proceeding to fire on other people. One additional person was injured in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. News reports identified the target of the attack as Giffords, a Democrat representing Arizona's 8th congressional district. She was shot through the head at point-blank range, and her medical condition was initially described as critical.