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Oil seeping to the surface from the wreck of the USS Arizona is appropriately named the "tears of the Arizona", which still weeps to this day in remembrance of those who lost their lives during the Battle of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
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Howes, J. G. (2024, September 25). The Tears of the USS Arizona. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19463/the-tears-of-the-uss-arizona/
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Howes, James G.. "The Tears of the USS Arizona." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 25, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19463/the-tears-of-the-uss-arizona/.
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Howes, James G.. "The Tears of the USS Arizona." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 Sep 2024. Web. 30 Dec 2025.
