What Happened on July 1, 1971

• Britain and Argentina sign accord about Falkland Islands
• Debt raised to build San Franisco's Golden Gate Bridge paid off
• North Carolina becomes 38th state to approve of lower voting age to 18, ratifying 26th amendment

• State of Washington becomes 1st state to ban sex discrimination
• Twenty-sixth Amendment, which lowers the voting age from 21 to 18, is ratified and becomes part of the United States Constitution

• Julianne Nicholson, American actress (Megan Wheeler-Law & Order: Criminal Intent), born in Medford, Massachusetts
• Melissa Peterman [Melissa Margaret], American actress (Reba, Fargo), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Steven W. Bailey, American actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in San Diego, California

• (William) Lawrence Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize for Physics, 1915 - crystalline structure analysis), dies at 81 [1]
• Learie Constantine, West Indian cricket all-rounder, lawyer and politician (UK's first black peer), dies of a heart attack at 69 [1]

Holidays: Dominion Day (Canada)

• #1 Song: It's Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King
• #1 Song: Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle Of The Road