Celebrity Solstice. Celebrity Solstice is the lead ship of the Solstice-class of cruise ships operated by Celebrity Cruises. Built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, she was floated out on August 10, 2008, and christened by ocean scientist Professor Sharon L. Smith at a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, on November 14, 2008.
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history.
Who gave the speech before Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address?   Edward Everett, a politician from Massachusetts and a famed orator spoke for two hours before Lincoln's two or three minute remarks. Later, Everett said that Lincoln's sâ¦peech was superior to his own.