Historical clue formulations

• Majors — 2019-06-23
• Step up from Triple-A, with "the" — 2017-08-11
• See 52-Across — 2017-05-06
• Major leagues, slangily, with "the" — 2009-09-17
• V.I.P.'s — 2005-05-01
• V.I.P.'s — 2003-03-02