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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.
2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.
The BBC shows a video about a new alleged massacre by U.S. troops in Ishaqi, Iraq, on March 15, 2006. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writing in Rolling Stone magazine, accuses George W. Bush and his Republican Party of widespread voting fraud during the 2004 Presidential Election. (Rolling Stone) Archived 2006-06-02 at the Wayback Machine (Editor and ...
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict: Reuters has withdrawn 920 photographs by a Lebanese photographer after a review of his work showed that he had changed two images from the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. , Lebanon's government meets today, to decide to send the Lebanese army to the southern end of the country, according to political sources. It ...
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scores the fastest overtime goal in the history of the NHL in 6 seconds against the Atlanta Thrashers. The Financial Report of the United States Government for 2006 was released late Friday evening. The combined federal deficits now total more than 400% of GDP.
Polling has been reportedly brisk in today's Bahraini parliamentary elections. The first results are expected later today. Chadian Civil War (2005–2010): Rebel fighters are reported to have entered the key eastern Chadian city of Abéché, following clashes with government troops.
Sydney, Australia swelters through its second hottest day in its history and its hottest new years day on record. The mercury was pushed up to 44.2°C (111.56°F) on Observatory Hill, Sydney and 45.2°C (113.36°F) on Sydney Airport. This heatwave caused 40 bushfires to emerge in Australia's east coast along with power blackouts.
2006 – Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958) 2006 – Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958) 2007 – Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (b. 1938) 2007 – Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926) 2009 – Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978)