Historical clue formulations

• Headed for disaster — 2025-06-15
• Like a goner — 2017-04-16
• Going to hell — 2011-12-04
• Heading to a bad end — 2006-11-13
• Sure to fail — 2002-09-14
• Heading to the finish? — 2000-11-26
• Condemned — 1997-06-03