Let's face it. History is pretty boring for most people.
So why study???
Well for one lets look present day, here where I am in the United States. Today is August eighth, the year two thousand and thirteen. The big Fiftieth Anniversary of the Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech. Today we remember the crucial steps of getting rid of "Separate but Equal" and pushing forward equality between the human race.
Why?
For many people recent history like this is emotional. It'd be insensitive to forget and can help motivate us towards a better future. It shows the power of change a single group of people can have. It shows mistakes we've made as a country. Doesn't it make you wonder? Things like; what can I change, whats wrong that I can't see, what am I doing right, are we on the right track as a country?
The mistakes and successes of past groups, nations, peoples, or persons can guide what we do. Imagine a science experiment. On anything. You learn the advantages and disadvantages of your subject. Changes for your own experiment. A data log on whatever you want. It'll teach you the specifics. History is a record of social science. It requires exploration and thought to find what you want but what you learn can be invaluable.
So yes, looking at history from a broad spectrum isn't all that exciting. You might realize Canadian woodsmen can burn down the White House, but history in depth can teach you just about everything Math and Chemistry can't.
