National Honesty Day

Now the 30^th of April may seem like an unimportant day for our calendars but did you know that today is National Honesty Day. National Honesty Day is a day dedicated to encouraging us to be honest, honestly you couldn't make it up!

The day originates from an idea had by M. Hirsh Goldberg, former press secretary to a governor of Maryland and author of five books. He invented National Honesty Day in the early 1990s after spending four years researching and writing The Book of Lies (Morrow). The idea behind the day came because he felt that the month of April, which begins with a big day of lying (April Fools Day), should end on a higher ethical note.

We here at Personal Touch Gifts think that honesty is an outstanding virtue. If we want people to believe us when its consequential, then we need to be open and honest all of the time. We all know about the boy who cried wolf. When a wolf actually appeared, no one believed him! So we say Celebrate National Honesty Day in a completely open and honest way. There are few regulations for this special day......just be honest.

Why not visit us today at and we honestly think you'll find the perfect personalised gift for that special someone! 

There's been some big historical events on this day too. On this day in 1789  George Washington, the great military leader of the American Revolution, was inaugurated as the first president of the United States in New York City. It was cause for celebration   The inaugural ceremony was performed on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street, and a huge crowd cheered after he took the oath of office. The president then went indoors to read Congress his opening address, a low key speech in which he spoke of "the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people." The evening celebration was opened and closed by 13 skyrockets and 13 cannons. Now we know that skyrockets and cannons might not be quite practical for your celebrations perhaps a personalised banner might more be in order!