(FOXNEWS) – The short but winding road that made the Beatles
the greatest recording act and pop-culture sensation of all time
ended publicly on this day in history, April 10, 1970.
Paul McCartney announced a "break with the Beatles" in press
materials that accompanied the scheduled release of his first
solo album a week later (below).
His announcement confirmed months of rumors about the
band’s dissolution.
"Personal differences, business differences, musical differences,
but most of all because I have a better time with my family,"
McCartney said in the statement.