When Gene Clark died, his bandmates called him, “A hero, our savior”—but just a few years earlier, those same bandmates had betrayed a struggling Clark for the pettiest reason imaginable.
Horatio Nelson was Britain’s greatest naval commander—but after he died, the British government repaid his lifetime of heroic service with a tragic betrayal.
In 1958, the Chinese Communist Party, led by Chairman Mao, launched a campaign to bring the country into a better and brighter future—but it resulted in a disaster beyond anything they had imagined.
Known for such hit albums as Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd was one of history's most impactful rock bands—before being torn down from within.