Historical clue formulations

• Beginnings of days — 2025-11-10
• Occurs to, with "on" — 2023-08-27
• "… by the ___ early light" — 2023-04-04
• New beginnings — 2022-10-02
• Times to crow — 2017-08-09
• Anticipatory times — 2016-01-17
• Daybreaks — 2014-05-19
• Begins to develop — 2013-11-22
• Crowing periods — 2012-10-20
• Begins — 2009-12-13
• Occurs to, with "on" — 2008-01-13
• Rising times — 2005-11-20
• Grows light — 2004-04-21
• Begins to develop — 2001-04-15
• Occurs to, with "on" — 2001-03-07
• Sunrises — 2000-10-09
• Beginnings — 1999-08-11
• Begins to brighten — 1996-08-25
• Eighth word of "The Star-Spangled Banner" — 1996-03-24
• Natural alarm clocks — 1994-07-18