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CNN has put together a fantastic list of Harry Potter milestones over the past decade, and has officially declared this decade the “Decade of Harry Potter”, since it was the most popular book (fastest selling as well) of the past ten years. Here are just a few of the interesting HP milestones we celebrated in the last ten years:
July 8, 2000 — 3.8 million – the record-breaking initial print-run of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”
June 22, 2003 — 5 million – copies sold in the first 24 hours following the release of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” breaking all publishing records.
August 1 & 2, 2006 — 2 sold-out nights of “Harry, Carrie & Garp.” J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving read and answered questions for fans at Radio City Music Hall, benefiting Doctors without Borders and The Haven Foundation.
July 22, 2007 — 8.3 million – copies sold in the first 24 hours following the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” breaking all industry records.
September 23, 2008 — 7 1/2 hours – spent by hundreds of fans reading aloud J.K. Rowling’s first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in its entirety at Scholastic’s “Cover to Cover” event in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the book’s publication.
You’ll have to read the entire list; it’s quite interesting! What are your personal favorite Harry Potter milestones?