Historical clue formulations

• Hicks and Judge of Major League Baseball — 2018-12-18
• Sorkin and Spelling — 2018-02-04
• ___ rod (molding with a twined serpent design) — 2012-09-17
• Hammerin' Hank and others — 2011-09-12
• ___ rod (tall-stemmed plant) — 2011-02-01
• Burr and Copland — 2010-08-23
• Burr and Copland — 2008-08-25
• Burr and Copland — 2004-08-08
• _____ rod (biblical item) — 1995-02-14