Happy Birthday to former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, seen here at age four.

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929, in Southampton, New York. &nbsp;As a toddler, her mother put her on a horse, and Jacqueline was a national riding champion by age 11.&nbsp; Jacqueline loved writing, reading, and sketching. She later became a photo journalist and met Congressman John F. Kennedy.&nbsp; On September 12, 1953, Jacqueline married Jack. As 35th First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline set out to make the White House a home. She turned the sun porch on the third floor into a kindergarten school for her daughter Caroline and 12 to 15 other children, who came every morning at 9:30.&nbsp;
 In addition to raising her two children, Caroline and John Jr., Jacqueline sought to preserve America&rsquo;s cultural heritage. She helped stop the destruction of historic buildings and led a campaign to save Grand Central Station in New York City. She worked to restore and preserve the White House, established a Fine Arts Committee, and created the post of White House curator.

Read more from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/Life-of-Jacqueline-B-Kennedy.aspx