Posted by Ian E-N on March 09, 2006 at 21:45:17 from 86.130.88.8 user IanEN.
In Reply to: Re: Cheers posted by Jeremy Kriewaldt on March 09, 2006 at 07:17:51:
I think that three cheers was and is still very much a sporting thing
a search of the British Pathe News Archive ( requires free registration - well worth it if only for the AR - INSIDE THE GATES OF SOVIET RUSSIA newsreel ) produces 666 hits - for wide range of events, visiting dignitaries, royalty etc etc - think earliest is 1917 wolf cubs in Birmingham.