a May 26 selected anniversary Encyclopaedia Britannica has the date that this Act was passed as May 15 1830 Good catch The difference lies between passed and signed the House passed the Act on May 26 but Jackson signed it on May 28 I have no idea how or why May 26 came to be a Wikipedia selected anniversary but the signing is probably the more significant date Regardless I ll clarify the dates in the article 23 31 May 25 2005 UTC ugh someone edited the main page please retype the facts