History Speech Topics

List of History Speech Topics

1. Censorship throughout history.
2. Dinosaurs and how they left the face of the earth.
3. Gold rushes outside of California.
4. How the Civil War started.
5. How the Cold War began.
6. How the Columbine massacre happened.
7. How World War Two started and ended.
8. John F. Kennedy’s scandals and assassination.
9. Leaders that changed the world.
10. Life during the middle ages.
11. People who have changed the world.
12. The Assyrian genocide.
13. The best accidental inventions.
14. The black arts of 13th century.
15. The causes of the Afghanistan war.
16. The craziest laws and their history.
17. The effects of U.S. colonialism.
18. The evolution of the English language.
19. The evolution of voting laws.
20. The fire at Yellowstone National Park in 1988.
21. The funniest inventions in history.
22. The great escape of Alcatraz.
23. The heroes of World War II.
24. The history of American comic books.
25. The history of antibiotics.
26. The history of batteries.
27. The history of chalk.
28. The history of early 20th century filmmaking.
29. The history of English rule in South Africa.
30. The history of feminism.
31. The history of fringe political parties.
32. The history of Halloween.
33. The history of honor killings.
34. The history of immigrants in the American workforce.
35. The history of Indian culture.
36. The history of labor unions.
37. The history of medicine.
38. The history of model trains.
39. The history of Native American tribes.
40. The history of nomadic people in Libya.
41. The history of organized crime.
42. The history of street gangs.
43. The history of the British royal family.
44. The history of the Dominican Republic.
45. The history of the Great Depression.
46. The history of the national park system.
47. The history of the Selma civil rights march.
48. The history of the Supreme Court.
49. The history of the use of human cadavers.
50. The history of tobacco use.
51. The history of Valentine’s day.
52. The history of witchcraft.
53. The history of women in the military.
54. The importance of the Great Wall of China.
55. The industrial revolution.
56. The life and works of Mahatma Gandhi.
57. The life and works of Mother Teresa.
58. The life of Helen Keller.
59. The lighthouse of Alexandria.
60. The most famous Civil War generals.
61. The most famous diplomats in history.
62. The most famous riots in history.
63. The most famous robberies in history.
64. The most famous speeches in history.
65. The origin of alphabets.
66. The origin of holidays.
67. The origins of nursery rhymes.
68. The origins of superstitions.
69. The patterns of U.S. immigration.
70. The real origin of the fortune cookie.
71. The role of Jawaharlal Nehru in India’s independence.
72. The seven wonders of the world.
73. What was the poor law act?