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.
Sponsored Links. J.K. Rowling made history with her Harry Potter series, and now she's back with a dramatically different novel, The Casual Vacancy, her first book for adult audiences. In honor of the milestone, a look at her career by the numbers: 1997: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first in the series, is published in the United Kingdom. 1998: The book is published in the U.S. as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.