page_title: 2006 in the United States
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 2006 in the United States / Events / February
caption_attribution_description: English: Sarpedon’s body carried by Hypnos and Thanatos (Sleep and Death), while Hermes watches. Side A of the so-called “Euphronios krater”, Attic red-figured calyx-krater signed by Euxitheos (potter) and Euphronios (painter), ca. 515 BC. H. 45.7 cm (18 in.); D. 55.1 cm (21 11/16 in.). Formerly in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (L.2006.10); Returned to Italy and exhibited in Rome as of January, 2008. Français&#160;: Le corps de Sarpédon emporté par Hypnos et Thanatos (le Sommeil et la Mort), sous le regard d'Hermès. Face A du «&#160;cratère d'Euphronios&#160;», cratère en calice attique à figures rouges signé par Euxithéos (potier) et Euphronios (peintre), v. 515 av. J.-C. H. 47,5 cm&#160;; D. 55,1 cm. Précédemment dans les collections du Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (L.2006.10)&#160;; restitué à l'Italie et exposé à Rome en janvier 2008.
context_page_description: Events from the year 2006 in the United States.
context_section_description: February 1 – UAL Corporation, United Airlines' parent company, emerges from bankruptcy after being in that position since December 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history.
  February 2 – After over 30 years, the Metropolitan Museum of Art says it would relinquish ownership of a 2,500-year-old Greek vase, the Euphronios krater, to Italy.
  February 3 – Suspicious fires destroy three small churches and damage two others in Bibb County, Alabama.
  February 5 – Super Bowl XL: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 21–10. It is a homecoming for Detroit native Jerome Bettis, who was playing the final game of his 12-year career.
  February 9 – AIG apologizes for deceptive business practices and reaches a $1.64 billion settlement with federal and state securities and insurance regulators.
  February 10–February 26 – The United States compete at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy and win 9 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze medals.
  February 11 – Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots and wounds a lawyer while quail hunting in southern Texas.
  February 14 – The Coca-Cola Company says that Warren Buffett, the soft drink maker's largest shareholder, would leave the board in April after 19 years in order to spend more time managing Berkshire Hathaway.
  February 15 – A group of institutional investors already involved in a lawsuit with the company sue Tyco International to stop its proposed breakup plan.
  February 16
  The state of Minnesota sues AIG for underreporting premiums to reduce its tax bill refusing a settlement of $1.2 million.
  The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, testifies to the US Senate that Chinese ownership of US assets is not large enough to put the country at risk economically.
  The Department of Commerce reports that housing starts jumped 14.5% to a 33–year high in January.
caption: February 2: Euphronios krater.
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