#OTD in 1951.
J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye.
Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. According to the American Library Association, The Catcher in the Rye was the 10th most frequently challenged book from 1990 to 1999.