Historical clue formulations

• John Steinbeck's hometown — 2024-08-02
• City near Monterey Bay — 2020-05-24
• West Coast birthplace of John Steinbeck — 2020-01-12
• ___ Valley, setting for "Of Mice and Men" — 2018-04-28
• Home of California's National Steinbeck Center — 2015-05-09
• Seat of Monterey County, Calif. — 2015-05-02
• California's ___ Valley, known as "America's salad bowl" — 2010-01-26
• Steinbeck's birthplace — 2008-01-05
• City near Monterey Bay — 2005-09-04
• Steinbeck's birthplace, in California — 2004-08-22
• Mexican president, 1988-94 — 2001-03-22
• City near San Jose — 2001-02-11
• Steinbeck's birthplace — 1999-06-13