It's funny (more like frightening) how those text books keep changing to suit those in power. Do you have a good resource for looking at the old newspapers online? That stuff is fascinating to me. The attic of the first house I owned was insulated with newspapers from late 1930's/early 1940's and I would read them for hours. I do remember seeing less biased reporting and/or equal time for both sides of an argument. It was nothing like the way the media spins stories today. I remember seeing an article about how Hitler's troops were invading Poland at the time. You could tell from the tone of the article that this was well before the world learned what a monster he was, even though some of the atrocities were already beginning. The ads were also interesting. They made you realize how different the cost of living was back then. The salaries were considerably less by today's standards but the buying power those salaries provided was far better and people still knew what delayed gratification was.

Oh, have to check out the C8 Vette when you have a chance. There are lots of in depth YouTube videos about it. They managed to pack almost super car level performance into a car that costs 1/5th of a lot of the foreign competition, it's an amazing example of American ingenuity. I don't know if Chevy will ever make it a full EV but I think it's possible they'll release it with a hybrid drivetrain. Most of the foreign exotics are going that route, even Ferrari is toying with it I think.