All about me By BlewWaffle Dec 9, 1775 Patriots Gain control of Virginia Dec 9, 1861 Joint committee on conduct of war is created Dec 9, 1921 GM engineers discover that leaded gas reduces “knock” in auto engines Dec 9, 1950 Harry Gold sent to prison for his role in atomic espionage Dec 9, 1965 Reds trade Frank Robinson to Orioles Dec 9, 1972 “I Am Woman” by Helen Reddy tops the U.S. pop charts Dec 9, 1981 Policeman Daniel Faulkner found dead Dec 9, 1983 Pacino stars in Scarface Dec 9, 1992 Separation of Charles and Diana announced Dec 9, 2003 Cold spell leads to tragedy in Iran