A Brief History of Applause...
Just who decided that we should slap our hands tog... ...he origins of applause. What they do know is that clapping is very old, and very common, and very tenacious... ...their hands and said, 'Long live the king!'")But clapping was formalized -- in Western culture, at least --... ...even where no one can hea...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/19/A-Brief-History-of-Applause/
