What Happened on March 18, 2021

Historical Events

• US House Judiciary Committee hearing begins on rise of violence and discrimination against Asian-Americans with report saying 3,800 hate incidents recorded over 12 months [1]

Film & TV History

US President Joe Biden agrees Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "killer" in ABC News interview. Putin responds "It takes one to know one" a day later.

• US Senate confirms William Joseph Burns as new CIA Director

Famous Deaths

• Elsa Peretti, Italian jewelry designer, dies at 80
• Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish philosopher and anthroposophist, dies at 89