Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Aerial searchlights, army stunt planes, a 40-piece band, and a huge parade—Peoria, Illinois, pulled out all the stops with a Hollywood-style movie premiere nearly 90 years ago. Corporate Archivist Lee Fosburgh and host Rusty Dunn tell the story of “Earthworm Tractors,” a film loosely based on Caterpillar track-type tractors. Learn more about our history: caterpillar.com/history