Event:
In response to terrorist dangers such as the January shootings at French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo', the French National Assembly passes a law to expand the government's surveillance powers; critics warn that the act will violate civil liberties
More Notable Events on May 6:
1997 Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1994 Chunnel linking England and France officially opens
1960 President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960
1889 Universal Exposition opens in Paris, Eiffel Tower completed
1833 John Deere makes 1st steel plow
