The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey, in the United States, between July 1 and 12, 1916, in which four people were killed …

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a...

Aug 6, 2012 · In the summer of 1916, panic struck the Jersey Shore. A shark sunk its teeth into Charles Vansant, the 25-year-old son of a Philadelphia businessman, out for an evening swim …

Sep 1, 2013 · In July of 1916, New Jersey became the site of a series of vicious shark attacks that would span 12 days and take the lives of four people and severely injuring one.

Jul 1, 2016 · Some conspiracy theorists believed the attack was the work of a shark—that is a shark trained by the Germans to follow their U-Boats and strike American bathers.

Jul 13, 2016 · In a wave of panic, enraged men grabbed rifles and pitchforks and led shark hunts, vowing to kill the monster. The shark was finally killed by a hero as it attacked his boat.

Sep 7, 2024 · Researchers have recently pointed out similarities between the novel, what happened in Jaws, and a series of real-life attacks in July 1916. In 1975, Steven Spielberg's …

Jun 19, 2015 · Even though Jaws is not based on a true story, most news outlets continue to cite the inspiration for Jaws as being the 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks, despite the Jaws …

Aug 4, 2019 · In 1916, four people — including a 10-year-old boy — were killed in shark attacks along the New Jersey shore. This series of attacks inspired Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" …

Oct 19, 2024 · “Jaws” was based on a true event – the 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks that left four dead and one, an Irish kid named Joseph Dunn, severely injured.