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In the late 1890's Thomas Peebles of Princeton University recorded the first cheer. Cheerleading was officially founded in 1898 when Thomas Peebles brought cheelreading to the University of Minnesota and Johnny Campbell. At the U of M Johnny Campbell got the credit with 5 other students for being the first cheerleading squad in America.

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The official birthday is Nov. 2, 1898 at the University Of Minnosota

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Yale university by a group of men. women weren't aloud to cheer.

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