You dont think that there is such thing as useless knowledge? I can put it that everything is the study of history, since everything happens in the past, there is no way to study the future, so in a way we are studying history no matter what. I love learning about how things came to be, but you can't change what happens in the past, you can only learn about it. What happened hundreds/thousands of years ago may not apply to what is happening at this very moment of time. What is important is to learn about the state of things right now. Not necessarily to remenise about how things were. Its just my opinion

I think you guys are confusing history vs what you learn in a history class. You learn history about scientists and mathematicians and how they developed ideas. But what is the point in learning about the Dorian invasion of Greece or other things like that? When will that help you in life?