The United MileagePlus Explorer Business Card is another good option, as it earns 2 miles per dollar at restaurants, gas stations, and office supply stores, and currently comes with a sign-up bonus of 50,000 miles after you spend $2,000 on purchases within the first three months.
1997: First book published. Meet Harry Potter-he is the boy who lived. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone for the US market) was published on 30 June 1997 in the UK. The life of wizardry, muggles and Parseltongue was exposed to the world.
J.K. Rowling was a single mom living off welfare when she began writing the first Harry Potter novel. Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP. Rowling is now internationally renowned for her seven-book Harry Potter series and, in U.S. currency, became the first billionaire author in 2004.