17 April 1986 April 16, 2012 Author: Staff –The 355 Years’ War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly finally ends. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time. A kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. The only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely." Charles Dickens — Click here for more from Charles Dickens Related posts: 9 July 1986 5 September 1986 16 October 1986 25 February 1986 4 October 1777 27 August 1776 Categories: History Tags: 17 April, 1986