The Summer the Ocean Turned Deadly: The 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks In July 1916, five shark attacks in just 12 days shattered America’s belief that the ocean was safe. Striking in shallow, familiar waters along the New Jersey coast, the assaults left four dead—and a nation terrified. Beaches emptied overnight. Headlines screamed panic. For the first time, sharks were seen not as distant fish, but as predators in our backyard. This real-life horror directly inspired *Jaws*—and forever changed
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