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  • Mess attendant Doris Miller (played by Abdul Sulaiman) pursued boxing as a sport. Here, Miller... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Mess attendant Doris Miller (played by Abdul Sulaiman) pursued boxing as a sport. Here, Miller is pictured in a WW2 historic reenactment scene for "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color. The series tells the stories of three Black heroes who miraculously survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. Miller served as mess attendant on the USS West Virginia, where he pursued boxing as a sport. He defied racial stereotypes when he shot down enemy planes during the attack. This is from Erased: World War II Heroes of Colour.
    National Geographic/Seye Isikalu
  • People who play the Mayan ball game. This is from Rise and Fall of the Maya, Season 2. [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    People who play the Mayan ball game. This is from Rise and Fall of the Maya, Season 2.
    Pernel Media/Maria Teresa Scotti
  • Egungun dancers perform a ritual for the Clotilda descendants, manifesting the spirits of... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Egungun dancers perform a ritual for the Clotilda descendants, manifesting the spirits of ancestors for remembrance, celebration, and blessings. This is from Clotilda: The Return Home.
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  • Chef Anna Haugh and Gordon Ramsay chat in Inisheer, Ireland.  This is from Gordon Ramsay:... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Chef Anna Haugh and Gordon Ramsay chat in Inisheer, Ireland. This is from Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Season 4.
    National Geographic/Justin Mandel
  • Mess attendant Doris Miller (played by Abdul Sulaiman) boxes with an opponent (played by actor... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Mess attendant Doris Miller (played by Abdul Sulaiman) boxes with an opponent (played by actor Sean-Marco Msipha) in a WW2 historic reenactment scene for "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color. The series tells the stories of three Black heroes who miraculously survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. Miller served as mess attendant on the USS West Virginia, where he pursued boxing as a sport. He defied racial stereotypes when he shot down enemy planes during the attack. This is from Erased: World War II Heroes of Colour.
    National Geographic/Seye Isikalu
  • Clotilda descendants touch the Tree of Return, the same tree around which captured Africans once... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Clotilda descendants touch the Tree of Return, the same tree around which captured Africans once walked, harboring the hope that their spirits would return to their homeland, even if they themselves could not. This is from Clotilda: The Return Home.
    National Geographic
  • Gordon Ramsay during the final cook.  This is from Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Season 4. [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Gordon Ramsay during the final cook. This is from Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Season 4.
    National Geographic/Justin Mandel
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza is seen from the excavation site of the newly discovered royal... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    The Great Pyramid of Giza is seen from the excavation site of the newly discovered royal building within the City of the Pyramid Builders, with the Great Pyramid as backdrop in the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. This is from Lost Treasures of Egypt, Season 5.
    Windfall Films/Caterina Turroni
  • Joseph and Ranulph Fiennes go sturgeon fishing in the Fraser River. Sir Ranulph Fiennes, "the... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Joseph and Ranulph Fiennes go sturgeon fishing in the Fraser River. Sir Ranulph Fiennes, "the greatest living explorer," and his cousin, actor Joseph Fiennes, revisit Ran’s 1971 expedition of Canada’s British Columbia. This is from Fiennes Return to the Wild.
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  • Claudette Simmons holds a portrait of her father, Clark Simmons, in her home in New York.... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Claudette Simmons holds a portrait of her father, Clark Simmons, in her home in New York. "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color" tells the stories of three Black heroes who miraculously survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. One of these men was Clark Simmons, who served as mess attendant on the USS Utah. This is from Erased: World War II Heroes of Colour.
    National Geographic/Nelson Adeos
  • Archaeologists take a break in the middle of the day at the excavation site of the newly... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Archaeologists take a break in the middle of the day at the excavation site of the newly discovered royal building within the City of the Pyramid Builders, with the Great Pyramid as backdrop in the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. This is from Lost Treasures of Egypt, Season 5.
    Windfall Films/Caterina Turroni
  • Archaeologist David Lentz climbing the tallest pyramid in the Calakmul maya site. This is from... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Archaeologist David Lentz climbing the tallest pyramid in the Calakmul maya site. This is from Rise and Fall of the Maya, Season 2.
    Pernel Media
  • Private Henry Parham (played by Ishmel Bridgeman) wades into Omaha Beach in a scene of a WW2... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Private Henry Parham (played by Ishmel Bridgeman) wades into Omaha Beach in a scene of a WW2 historic reenactment production for "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color." Parham served with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion on D-Day. This is from Erased: World War II Heroes of Colour.
    National Geographic
  • A group of workers excavate the silos uncovered within the royal building at the City of the... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    A group of workers excavate the silos uncovered within the royal building at the City of the Pyramid Builders in the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. This is from Lost Treasures of Egypt, Season 5.
    Windfall Films/Caterina Turroni
  • Tilly and Gordon Ramsay prepare food at the final cook.  This is from Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted,... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Tilly and Gordon Ramsay prepare food at the final cook. This is from Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Season 4.
    National Geographic/Justin Mandel
  • Clotilda descendants Cassandra Lewis, Delisha Marshall, Altevese Rosario, and Garry Lumbers hold... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Clotilda descendants Cassandra Lewis, Delisha Marshall, Altevese Rosario, and Garry Lumbers hold a ceremony at Ouidah's Tree of Return to honor the Clotilda passengers and others who circled this tree en route to the beach. This is from Clotilda: The Return Home.
    National Geographic/Etinosa Yvonne
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza is seen from the excavation site in the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt.... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    The Great Pyramid of Giza is seen from the excavation site in the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. This is from Lost Treasures of Egypt, Season 5.
    Windfall Films/Caterina Turroni
  • Gordon Ramsay and Chef Paul roll rum barrels onto the beach in Florida. This is from Gordon... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Gordon Ramsay and Chef Paul roll rum barrels onto the beach in Florida. This is from Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Season 4.
    National Geographic/Justin Mandel
  • The people of Banté warmly welcome Clotilda descendants on their return to their ancestors'... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    The people of Banté warmly welcome Clotilda descendants on their return to their ancestors' home. This is from Clotilda: The Return Home.
    National Geographic
  • Sir Ranulph Fiennes and actor Joseph Fiennes talk at Banff Trail Riders as they revisit... [Photo of the day - June 2024]
    Sir Ranulph Fiennes and actor Joseph Fiennes talk at Banff Trail Riders as they revisit Ran’s 1971 expedition of Canada’s British Columbia. Amidst mountains and whale watching, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his cousin Joseph Fiennes reflect on Ran’s epic life and his new challenge of life with Parkinson’s. This is from Fiennes Return to the Wild.
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