17 August 1950 August 17, 2016 Author: Staff American POWs are shot to death by the North Korean Army in what is called the ‘Hill 303 massacre’. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Surely there is something in the unruffled calm of nature that overawes our little anxieties and doubts; the sight of the deep-blue sky and the clustering stars above seems to impart a quiet to the mind." Jonathan Edwards — Click here for more from Jonathan Edwards Related posts: 25 December 1950 28 June 1950 24 July 1950 1 November 1950 9 February 1950 16 July 1950 18 February 1969 12 August 1976 2 August 1989 17 August 1962 Categories: History Tags: 17 August, 1950