Historical clue formulations

• Old French tale — 2026-03-11
• Giuseppe ___, 2010s-'20s Italian P.M. — 2025-02-15
• Tale of adventure — 2016-11-08
• Medieval tale — 2008-12-09
• French tale — 2001-12-22
• "Thieves' Highway" star — 1998-09-18
• Flaubert story — 1995-07-26
• Imaginative tale — 1994-11-12