Historical clue formulations

• Short first step — 2025-06-18
• Simple step — 2019-08-22
• First small bit of progress — 2019-06-25
• First leg of an itinerary — 2018-11-25
• Very limited range — 2016-10-10
• The first step — 2016-07-03
• Baby step? — 2015-09-19
• Tiny bit of progress — 2014-01-08
• One small step — 2012-09-16
• Small step — 2012-08-09
• Get from ___ (advance slightly) — 2012-08-01
• Basic first step — 2011-04-10
• Basic travel path — 2011-01-22
• First step in a series — 2009-11-26
• Get from ___ (progress slightly) — 2007-10-29
• Slight progress, after "from" — 2007-06-16
• Travel route with no points in-between — 2007-05-05
• Short range? — 2005-09-03
• Volume 1 of an encyclopedia, maybe — 2005-05-14
• Get from ___ (progress slightly) — 2005-01-23
• Hardly the full gamut — 2003-10-12
• Get from ___ (make progress) — 2002-07-18
• Get from ___ (progress) — 1999-12-17
• From ___ (opening bit) — 1997-04-10