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Catcher In The Rye was released.
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In 1960 a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma was fired for assigning the novel in class.
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Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States.
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Banned in the Issaquah, Washington, high schools in 1978 as being part of an "overall communist plot," and for having over 800 instances of profanity.
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In December of 1980, Mark David Chapman shot John Lennon, caught with an annotated copy of The Catcher in the Rye. Chapman claims lennon was being a "phony."
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In 1981, it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States.
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President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr. John was a very big fan of the book.
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In 1985, it was banned in a high school in Florida simply for being “unacceptable”.
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Banned in Pennsylvania Highschool when the book was assigned in a local literature class. Parents objected, and the school board voted to ban the book.
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In 1987, it was banned in a high school in North Dakota for its sexual references. The novel had numerous scenes that included prostituition/sex in general.
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In 1992, it was banned in a high school in Illinois for its alcohol abuse. Holden was constantly intoxicated throughout the novel, while only being 16 and the drinking age being at 18.
