Caterpillar History

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    A Holt steam traction engine works on the construction of a section of San Francisco's cable car system.
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    Pliny Holt finds abandoned building in Peoria, Illinois and makes it Caterpillar Headquarters.
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    The Soviet Grain Trust purchases 2,050 Caterpillar machines.
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    Caterpillar machines in large fleets are working on the Haifa-Baghdad Highway, an important link between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf.
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    Nine Caterpillar tractors perform most of the leveling and landscaping on Treasure Island to prepare it for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.
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    Caterpillar machines aid clean-up efforts following the Hilo Tidal Wave disaster.
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    Government officials purchase 93 new Caterpillar machines for a road development project in India.
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    A Caterpillar D6 Tractor pulls the first undersea telephone cable between the U.S. and Hawaii ashore in the Hawaiian Islands.
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    Caterpillar machines are used to help install the first coast-to-coast underground telephone cable.
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    Caterpillar machines are working on the complete renovation of San Francisco's cable car system.
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    Nearly 120 Caterpillar machines work to reroute Interstate 15 in time for the opening of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
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    Caterpillar machines help construct different sites that will be used for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
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    Caterpillar and its dealer network respond with people, products, and financial aid to help with recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
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    Caterpillar announces that their Headquarters will stay in Peoria, Illinois.