Historical clue formulations

• Dude in Jamaica — 2026-07-12
• Start to work?: Abbr. — 2025-01-10
• Unpopular day to get married: Abbr. — 2024-05-26
• Time to get back to work: Abbr. — 2023-12-03
• Many a fed. holiday — 2023-08-20
• "Au contraire, ___ frère" — 2023-03-01
• Part of many a three-day weekend: Abbr. — 2022-05-14
• Sun. follower — 2022-02-08
• Calendar column: Abbr. — 2021-09-19
• M.L.K. Day, e.g.: Abbr. — 2021-05-18
• Sun follower? — 2021-05-09
• Many a fed. holiday — 2021-04-02
• Most common day to call in sick: Abbr. — 2020-12-20
• Part of many a three-day weekend: Abbr. — 2020-07-22
• Sun follower? — 2020-05-03
• Fellow in Jamaica — 2018-12-26
• Kingston bro — 2018-12-09
• "___ Dieu!" — 2018-08-03
• The day of M.L.K. Day: Abbr. — 2017-10-04
• Kingston dude — 2017-09-07
• Dude, Jamaica-style — 2017-03-21
• When Presidents' Day is always celebrated: Abbr. — 2016-02-22
• Datebook abbr. — 2015-09-05
• Many a fed. holiday — 2015-04-05
• Sun. follower — 2014-05-05
• Tues. preceder — 2014-04-21
• Jamaican fellow — 2012-07-22
• Many a federal holiday: Abbr. — 2011-08-02
• When "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" aired: Abbr. — 2011-04-09
• Calendar abbr. — 2011-01-14
• Back-to-sch. time — 2010-07-16
• Jamaican term of address — 2010-03-23
• Jamaican fellow — 2010-01-14
• Tue. preceder — 2009-02-16
• "___ Dieu!" — 2008-12-23
• Back-to-work time: Abbr. — 2008-08-17
• Many a fed. holiday — 2007-10-28
• "Hey, ___!" (Jamaican greeting) — 2007-09-13
• Fed. holiday, often — 2007-07-25
• Back-to-school time: Abbr. — 2007-06-12
• Start of the work wk., for many — 2007-04-24
• Calendar abbr. — 2007-04-07
• "___ dieu!" — 2007-03-01
• French possessive — 2007-02-15
• Calendar column: Abbr. — 2006-11-16
• ___ cheri — 2006-10-19
• Calendar abbr. — 2006-08-24
• ___ ami — 2006-04-06
• Time to get back to work: Abbr. — 2004-11-21
• Fall football night: Abbr. — 2004-10-20