Historical clue formulations

• ___ Island, locale in New York Harbor — 2025-09-30
• Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction" — 2024-11-06
• ___ Island (historic entry point for immigrants) — 2024-10-28
• ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey — 2024-10-20
• Marsalis family patriarch — 2024-04-28
• Dock ___, pitcher who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD in 1970 — 2024-03-02
• Bret Easton ___, "American Psycho" author — 2023-10-13
• "Black-ish" co-star Tracee ___ Ross — 2022-04-18
• Actress Tracee ___ Ross — 2022-04-08
• ___ Bell, Emily Brontë pseudonym — 2021-09-09
• Jill ___, winning 2019 Women's World Cup coach — 2019-08-22
• See 36-Across — 2019-08-17
• ___ Bell (Emily Brontë pen name) — 2019-06-06
• Colonial merchant Samuel after whom a famous island is named — 2019-04-28
• ___ Island, immigrants' landing spot, once — 2018-11-12
• New York Bay's ___ Island — 2018-08-15
• Perry of fashion — 2018-05-01
• Perry of fashion — 2018-01-14
• Merchant Samuel who lent his name to a historic island — 2017-12-22
• Designer Perry — 2017-09-12
• ___ Island (immigrants' site) — 2016-08-09
• "American Psycho" author — 2016-07-03
• Dock ___, Pirate who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD — 2014-12-20
• Perry of fashion — 2014-09-01
• "Less Than Zero" author — 2014-08-03
• Fashion designer Perry — 2012-11-12
• "Less Than Zero" novelist — 2011-03-31
• Novelist Bret Easton ___ — 2010-08-22
• ___ Island (onetime immigrants' arrival point) — 2009-10-12
• Best-selling author Bret Easton ___ — 2009-10-06
• Fashion designer Perry — 2009-02-09
• ___ Island, museum site since 1990 — 2008-07-30
• Designer known for his "American look" — 2008-07-04
• Psychologist Havelock — 2008-06-21
• Jazz guitar great Herb ___ — 2007-12-16
• Perry of fashion — 2007-11-11
• New York Harbor's ___ Island — 2007-07-30
• ___ Island (museum site) — 2007-06-27
• ___ Island, immigrants' arrival point — 2006-07-10
• Fashion designer Perry — 2006-01-20
• New York Harbor's ___ Island — 2005-11-22
• Perry of fashion — 2004-09-15
• Designer Perry — 2003-03-25
• ___ Bell (Emily Brontë pseudonym) — 2002-04-06
• "Less Than Zero" novelist — 2002-03-12
• ___ Island (immigration point) — 2002-01-28
• ___ Island National Monument — 2001-05-06
• Former heavyweight champ Jimmy — 2000-02-17
• ___ Island (immigrants' site) — 2000-01-10
• ___ Island National Monument — 2000-01-06