a 99% majority in a referendum. A heavy smog develops over London. The Helsinki Convention on Nordic Co-operation of March 23 comes into force in the Nordic countries. July 2 Charles de Gaulle accepts Algerian independence; the French government recognizes it the next day. The first Walmart store, at this time known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas. July 5 – Algeria becomes independent from France. July 6 – Gay Byrne presents the first edition of The Late Late Show on RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland. Byrne goes on to present the show for 37 years, the longest period through which any individual hosts a televised talk show anywhere in the world, and the show itself becomes the world's second longest-running talk show. July 9 – American artist Andy Warhol premieres his Campbell's Soup Cans exhibit in Los Angeles. July 10 – AT&T's Telstar, the world's first commercial communications satellite, is launched into orbit and activated the next day. July 12 – The Rolling Stones make their debut at London's Marquee Club, opening for Long John Baldry. July 13 – In what the press dubs "the Night of the Long Knives", United Kingdom Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses one-third of his Cabinet. July 14 – Norma Nolan of Argentina crowned Miss Universe 1962. July 17 – Nuclear testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation, at the Nevada Test Site. July 19 – The first annual Swiss & Wielder Hoop and Stick Tournament is held. July 20 – France and Tunisia reestablish diplomatic relations. July 22 – Mariner program: The Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch, and has to be destroyed. July 23 – Telstar relays the first live trans-Atlantic television signal. July 25 The first armed helicopter company of the United States Army is formed at Okinawa, Japan. The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed in Geneva. July 31 Algeria proclaims independence; Ahmed Ben Bella is the first President. A crowd assaults the rally of Sir Oswald Mosley's right-wing Union Movement in London. An annular solar eclipse is visible in South America, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa and the Indian Ocean, and is the 36th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 135. August August 5 Death of Marilyn Monroe: Marilyn Monroe is found dead from an overdose of sleeping pills and chloral hydrate at her