The Apollo8 astronauts returned to Earth on December 27, 1968, when their spacecraft splashed down in the northern Pacific Ocean.
ðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ ˈeɪt ˈæstɹənˌɔːts ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈɜːθ ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, wˌɛn ðɛɹ spˈeɪskɹæft splˈæʃt dˌaʊn ɪnðə nˈɔːɹðɚn pɐsˈɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən.