Matter of fact I did know that. Corvettes were widely used up through WWII in allied fleets though we called them Destroyer Escorts (DE). Modern day Coast Guard cutters are sometimes called Corvettes though the armament seems a little light for that designation.

I love that Chevy stayed true to their vision over all the years. Ford made some missteps with the Mustang (I owned two 'Fox Body' mustangs) but Corvette has always been new and exciting. Even today with the mid engine. I really need to go put hands on one of those...

Revisionist history. That the war was fought over states rights. It's sorta like celebrating the Confederate leaders instead of charging them with sedition. Or like saying that the casualties wouldn't have been all that heavy had we not dropped the bomb on Japan and invaded instead. One million was the DOD estimate. One million dead American soldiers. Probably 10x that Japanese casualties...