Multiple Choice Question
Where was Jacqueline born?
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis: An Amazing Life
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis was born in Southampton, New York in 1929. In 1951, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature from George Washington University.
In 1952, Jacqueline met then-Congressman John F. Kennedy at a dinner party in Washington. Following his election to the Senate in 1952, the couple married on September 12, 1953, in Newport, Rhode Island. They had four children, two of whom died in infancy. Following her husband's election to the presidency in 1960, Jacqueline was known for her highly publicized restoration of the White House and emphasis on arts and culture, as well as for her style, elegance, and grace.
On November 22, 1963, Jacqueline was riding with the President in an open-air motorcade in Dallas, Texas, when he was assassinated. In 1968, she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Following Aristotle Onassis's death in 1975, she had a career as a publishing editor in New York City. She died on May 19, 1994 of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, aged 64.
During her lifetime, Jacqueline Kennedy was regarded as an international fashion icon. Her famous ensemble of a pink Chanel suit and matching pillbox hat has become a symbol of her husband's assassination. Even after her death, she ranks as one of the most popular and recognizable First Ladies and was listed as one of Gallup's Most-Admired Men and Women of the 20th century in 1999.
