Even though the year saw political assassinations, political unrest in the streets of Europe and America, and the Prague Spring, Time magazine chose the crew of Apollo8 as its Men of the Year for 1968, recognizing them as the people who most influenced events in the preceding year.
ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ðə jˈɪɹ sˈɔː pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐsˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃənz, pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ʌnɹˈɛst ɪnðə stɹˈiːts ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ænd ðə pɹˈɑːɡ spɹˈɪŋ, tˈaɪm mˌæɡɐzˈiːn tʃˈoʊz ðə kɹˈuː ʌv ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt æz ɪts mˈɛn ʌvðə jˈɪɹ fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzɪŋ ðˌɛm æz ðə pˈiːpəl hˌuː mˈoʊst ˈɪnfluːənst ᵻvˈɛnts ɪnðə pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ jˈɪɹ.