Historical clue formulations

• NBC current affairs program beginning in 1992 — 2023-08-12
• It runs down the middle of the Pacific — 2018-09-05
• *Newspaper article lead-in — 2008-03-31
• Start of many a story — 2008-03-27
• Article lead-in — 2002-03-14
• Pacific divider — 1997-02-06
• It runs down the 180th meridian — 1995-10-16