Historical clue formulations

• Fidget spinners or Angry Birds, once — 2026-09-18
• Rage — 2025-01-04
• Mania — 2022-10-04
• Wordle, e.g., in 2022 — 2022-04-28
• Fad — 2019-05-06
• Fad — 2017-05-22
• Rage — 2017-01-28
• Crosswords in 1924-25, e.g. — 2016-08-28
• Pokémon Go, e.g. — 2016-08-10
• It's hot for a while — 2015-09-04
• It's temporarily hot — 2014-11-22
• Hula hoops in the 1950s, e.g. — 2011-08-15
• Charleston or lindy, once — 2010-09-16
• Slinkys or Magic 8 Balls, once — 2009-04-10
• The twist, once — 2009-02-22
• CB radios, once — 2008-11-09
• Mania — 2005-06-28
• The Hula Hoop, once — 2005-04-27
• Fad — 2004-01-05
• The twist, once — 2001-12-16
• Hot trend — 2001-01-10
• Beanie Babies, e.g. — 1999-12-14
• Fad — 1999-04-06
• Many a new dance — 1998-11-07
• Mania — 1998-08-04
• Mania — 1998-03-02
• Fad — 1996-03-27
• Make nuts — 1994-10-06
• Pet rocks, once — 1994-08-21