The Beatles break up
1970 · Event
Paul McCartney announces his departure, formally ending the most influential band in popular music.
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Around 1970
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Prague Spring (1968)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- The Beatles (1960)