page_title: 2013 in the United States
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 2013 in the United States / Events / February
caption_attribution_description: Power went out for 22 minutes during the second half of Super Bowl XLVII causing a 34-minute interruption in game play. Here, some of the fans and much of the ceiling can be seen, with only a few lights lit.
context_page_description: Events in the year 2013 in the United States.
context_section_description: February 1 – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton submits her resignation. She is replaced by John Kerry after his confirmation by the Congress.
  February 3 – After a 34-minute delay in the game's second half caused by a power outage, the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII by a score of 34–31.
  February 4 – Seven people are killed and thirty others are injured after a bus is struck by two vehicles and flips over in Yucaipa, California.
  February 5
  Dell announces it will go private after a $24 billion leveraged buyout deal with a consortium led by founder Michael Dell.
  Standard & Poor's is hit with a $5 billion lawsuit by the US government over its assessment of mortgage bonds prior to the subprime mortgage crisis.
  February 6
  The United States Postal Service announces that it will no longer deliver first-class mail on Saturdays as of August 5.
  Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom fine The Royal Bank of Scotland more than $610 million for its role in manipulating the London Interbank Offered Rate or Libor.
  February 7 – February 9 – The death toll from a nor'easter across the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada is 18, with 40 inches of snow reported from Hamden, Connecticut. More than 900,000 customers lost power at the height of the storm, while airports in the region cancelled over 5,300 flights.
  February 10 – February 14 – A Carnival Triumph Cruise Liner docks in Mobile, Alabama after an engine room fire caused the ship to lose power and propulsion at sea. The standard rated capacity of passengers is 3,143 and of crew is 1,100.
  February 12
  An assailant believed to be Christopher Jordan Dorner kills a sheriff's deputy and injures another in and around Big Bear Lake, California. He then barricades himself in a cabin, which catches on fire during a police assault. It is believed that Dorner dies in the fire, however this is later dismissed by law enforcement officials. Ultimately he is named as a suspect wanted in connection to a series of shootings that occurred throughout Southern California that killed four people and wounded three others. On February 14, it is announced by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Office that the body discovered in the cabin had been positively identified by medical examiners as that of Dorner.
  President Barack Obama delivers his second State of the Union Address.
  February 14
  US Airways and the bankrupt American Airlines announce a merger to form the world's largest air carrier trading as American Airlines.
  Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital announce that they are allying to buy H.J. Heinz for $28 billion.
  February 20 – A federal grand jury in Georgia indicts four employees of bankrupt Virginia-based Peanut Corporation of America for the 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and infected hundreds. The 75–count indictment describes contaminated or misbranded food by company owner Stewart Parnell, his brother and company vice president Michael Parnell, and two company managers. The charges are conspiracy, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. This infection triggered the most extensive food recall ever in United States history.
  February 21
  Retired police sergeant Drew Peterson, whose fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared in 2007, is sentenced by the state of Illinois to 38 years incarceration for the 2004 murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
  A watchdog group releases a report that details write-downs of $19 billion on more than 168,000 properties by five United States banks. Under terms of a federal and state settlement of foreclosure-processing violations reached one year ago in March, Bank of America lost the most and had $13.5 billion in homeowner debts written off. The other banks are Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Wells Fargo & Co, and Ally Financial Inc.
  February 23
  The Air Force grounds its entire $400 billion fleet of 51 F – 35 jets due to a major engine technical issue. During a routine inspection of the aircraft, maintenance personnel detected a cracked engine blade. On February 28, the Defense Department lift
caption: February 3: Emergency lights provided some illumination during the Super Bowl XLVII power outage.
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