This is a statement that many historians cringe at. "History is boring." I'm here to say that no, history is not boring. You just didn't have the right history teachers.
In my experience and opinion, history teachers for grades 1-12 (elementary through high school, US schools), are teaching history just to teach it. None of them are really excited about what they're teaching. And most of them do give only the names and dates because they have to get to a certain point in time by the end of the semester or school year. This is what led to people thinking that history "is just names and dates" and also the thinking that "history is boring."
I have a few things to ask you to do if you're not really interested in history.
Don't say that "history is boring" to a history buff's or historian's face. Instead, ask them what they enjoy about history.
Watch some documentaries or YouTube videos on history. Interested in going to Italy? Watch some videos on Italian history. Interested in the British Royal Family? Watch some history on English/British history. There is so much available to you aside from books that you have access to so you can learn about it in a fun, interesting way.
If you're in college/university - or you're about to start college/university - take a history class. Most history teachers at the college/university level - aka your history professors - are actually interested in history, and they'll make the class interesting and fun. Most often, your history professor will have their PhD in history, so they know what they're talking about, and they know how to get you interested.
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