Historical clue formulations

• First word in two U.S. state names — 2026-02-02
• "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it." (1994) — 2025-11-26
• Word with due or true — 2022-12-21
• Up — 2022-11-03
• 0° — 2022-08-26
• Up, on a compass — 2021-05-31
• See 44-Down — 2021-05-14
• Straight up on a compass — 2020-08-24
• 0° — 2018-04-05
• Word with Sea or Star — 2014-08-05
• With 58-Down, four-time destination for 56-Down — 2014-05-11
• What's up? — 2013-07-07
• 61-Down's opponent, with "the" — 2013-05-12
• Civil War side — 2009-03-01
• Toward the Arctic — 2009-02-10
• Pole position? — 2008-07-19
• Iran-contra name — 2007-07-25
• Mossy side of a tree — 2005-05-24
• Up, on a map — 2004-10-11
• It may be due ... but never overdue — 2003-09-06
• Civil War side — 2003-05-21
• With 23-Across, a guiding light — 2002-05-08
• Monitor's side — 2002-03-14
• Grant's side in the Civil War — 2002-02-18
• Bridge seat — 2001-10-22
• Iran-contra name — 2001-08-22
• Toward cooler weather, say — 2000-07-24
• Up — 1999-09-05
• Needlepoint? — 1999-05-02
• Needle point? — 1999-04-04
• Bluecoats, with "the" — 1999-02-10
• Needle point? — 1998-09-16
• What's up at Rand McNally? — 1998-05-11
• What's up? — 1995-11-29
• Direction suggested by this puzzle's theme — 1995-10-22
• Up, in a way — 1994-05-20
• Arctic — 1994-05-15