Some days in the Beatles lives: Sept. 28: Those were the days, my friend

Beatles and music-related events on Sept. 28: 

Featured: 

• Sept. 28, 1968: Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days," produced by Paul McCartney, reaches No. 1 in the U.S. and stays there for six weeks. The song itself was Russian in origin with English lyrics written by Gene Raskin. Masterfully sung by Mary Hopkin with great production by McCartney, this was and still is a fantastic record. You can see and hear Mary Hopkin sing the song at the left. (And read an interview we did with Mary Hopkin for Examiner.com.)

Also: 

• Sept. 28, 1902: Ed Sullivan born. 
• Sept. 28, 1909: Al Capp, cartoonist who berated John Lennon at a John-Yoko bed-in, born. 
• Sept. 28, 1946: Helen Shapiro, who toured with the Beatles supporting her on the bill in 1963, born.
• Sept. 28, 1961: Beatles, Town Hall, Liverpool.
• Sept. 28, 1962: Beatles, Cavern Club; MV Royal Iris, River Mersey. 
• Sept. 28, 1967: Overdubs on "Flying"; mixdowns on "I Am the Walrus" and "Magical Mystery Tour."
• Sept. 28, 1968: "Hey Jude" tops U.S. chart for 9 weeks. 
• Sept. 28, 1969: Remake of "Cold Turkey."
• Sept. 28, 1977: Bing Crosby and David Bowie record the duet "Peace on Earth," but Crosby dies before it's released.  
• Sept. 28, 1979: Jimmy McCulloch (Wings) dies. 

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