Photo of the day

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.

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.

Archaeologist David Lentz climbing the tallest pyramid in the Calakmul maya site. This is from Rise and Fall of the Maya, Season 2.

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.

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.

Tilly and Gordon Ramsay prepare food at the final cook. This is from Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Season 4.

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.

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.

Gordon Ramsay and Chef Paul roll rum barrels onto the beach in Florida. This is from Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Season 4.

The people of Banté warmly welcome Clotilda descendants on their return to their ancestors' home. This is from Clotilda: The Return Home.

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.