J. D. Salinger, Literary Recluse, Dies at 91
Mr. Salinger, the author of “The Catcher in the Rye,” turned his back on success and adulation.

Howard Zinn, Historian, Is Dead at 87 Howard Zinn, historian and shipyard worker, civil rights activist and World War II bombardier, and author of “A People’s History of the United States,” a best seller that inspired a generation of high school and college students to rethink American history, died Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87 and lived in Auburndale, Mass.

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