Photo of the day - July 2025 | National Geographic

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1 JULY 2025

Just weeks before World War 2 ends, USS Indianapolis is violently sunk. Nine hundred men go in the water, but no one searches for them. For five days they fight off exposure and shark attacks. It is the worst disaster at sea in US Naval history. Image from Lost Ships of WWII.

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2 JULY 2025

A police car drives through the empty streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Image from Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time.

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3 JULY 2025

People line up outside of the Rivoli Theater in New York City to see Jaws in 1975. Image from Jaws at 50 The Definitive Inside Story.

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4 JULY 2025

Host Bertie Gregory posing with a potato bass. Image from Sharks Up Close With Bertie Gregory.

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5 JULY 2025

Soldiers are visited by Charles de Gaulle.

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6 JULY 2025

An aerial view of a broken levee after Hurricane Katrina. Image from Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time.

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7 JULY 2025

A crew member works on the mechanical shark on the set of Jaws. Image from Jaws at 50 The Definitive Inside Story.

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