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.
Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford raised the money to build and continued to financially support two shelters in New York City for babies born with HIV, or a congenital crack cocaine addiction. These shelters were named in honor of her children, Cody and Cassidy. Frank and Kathie Lee also shared a birthday, August 16.