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Events on Thursday 26 June 1997 1
1997Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone publishedJ.K. Rowling's debut launches a global publishing phenomenonBloomsbury published J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel in the United Kingdom with a modest initial print run. The book introduced the boy wizard and launched what became one of the best-selling book series in history. It was published in the United States the following year under a different title.