Apollo 8 came at the end of 1968, a year that had seen much upheaval in the United States and most of the world.
ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt kˈeɪm æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ɐ jˈɪɹ ðæt hæd sˈiːn mˈʌtʃ ʌphˈiːvəl ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd mˈoʊst əv ðə wˈɜːld.