In 1916, five shark attacks along the New Jersey coast left four people dead and one injured. The rare inland attacks sparked panic, beach closures, and widespread media coverage. The events helped ...

Peter Benchley has said that his classic novel "Jaws" – which went on to inspire the summer blockbuster starring Richard Dreyfuss – was not inspired by the very real story of the 1916 shark attacks on ...

In 1916, a great white shark attacked five people near the Jersey Shore. Library of Congress In the summer of 1916, panic struck the Jersey Shore. A shark sunk its teeth into Charles Vansant, the ...

The year 1916 was a fantastic summer on the Jersey Shore, if you liked the threats of war, polio, and a deadly attacker stalking the waterways. That was the summer that a series of strange, violent ...

Jeffrey Voorhee's brief role in 'Jaws' turned out to be quite lucrative. Voohees, 62, still attends Jaws fan conventions, signing events, and brings a thrill to those still fascinated with the tale of ...

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the now-classic film that made us afraid to go into the ocean: Jaws, the story of a monster shark that terrorizes a New England beach town. Directed by a very ...