Family and childhood
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929, at Southampton Hospital in Southampton, New … See more

Campaign for presidency
On January 2, 1960, John F. Kennedy, then being a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, … See more

On November 21, 1963, the First Lady and the President embarked on a political trip to Texas with several goals in mind; this was the first time that … See more

After the death of her second husband, Onassis returned permanently to the United States, splitting her time between Manhattan, Martha's Vineyard, and the Kennedy … See more

Jacqueline and U.S. Representative John F. Kennedy belonged to the same social circle and were formally introduced by a mutual friend, … See more

Mourning period and later public appearances
On November 29, 1963—a week after her husband's assassination—Kennedy was interviewed in Hyannis Port by Theodore H. White of Life magazine. In that session, she compared the … See more

In November 1993, Onassis was thrown from her horse while participating in a fox hunt in Middleburg, Virginia, and was taken to the hospital … See more