Historical clue formulations

• Certain bribe — 2024-11-14
• Early sign of life, perhaps — 2024-11-12
• Bit of spice, figuratively — 2022-10-02
• Rockette's move — 2021-01-20
• What 100-proof alcohol has — 2019-06-22
• Thrill — 2017-03-24
• Beef — 2013-07-14
• Bandy, as ideas — 2012-02-23
• What a spiked drink has — 2009-05-01
• Gun's recoil — 2003-07-30
• Give up, as a habit — 2003-06-10
• Sudden jolt — 1999-08-23
• Gun's recoil — 1999-04-12