JULY 29
1996:Carl Lewis wins a gold medal in the long jump for the fourth time in as many Olympic Games. Track and field powerhouse Lewis brings his career total to nine gold medals, tying swimmer Mark Spitz as the American with the most Olympic golds.
1862: Confederate spy Marie Isabella "Belle" Boyd is captured by Union forces and imprisoned in the Old Capitol Prison. It is the first of three stints in prison for the charming 18-year-old spy, who passes secret information to Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson that allows the Confederates to win the Battle of Front Royal. Boyd would be captured again in 1864 by Capt. Samuel Hardinge, commander of a Union ship, but Boyd's charms would again work in her favor — she and Hardinge would run off to England and marry before the end of the Civil War.
1915: Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the oldest player in Major League Baseball to hit a grand slam, when the 41-year-old shortstop hits a bases-loaded home run off Jeff Pfeffer of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Wagner's achievement would stand for almost 70 years until Tony Perez hit a grand slam in 1985 at age 42.
1981:Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana televised.
1958:To compete with Russia - President Dwight Eisenhower signs the act to create NASA - changing technology and science forever.
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