Historical clue formulations

• Welcomed blessing? — 2017-05-20
• Brought blessings upon oneself? — 2015-01-09
• Exhibited sternutation — 2014-11-22
• Was irritated and made some noise about it? — 2011-03-18
• What Fred Ott did in the first movie to be copyrighted — 2009-11-03
• Invited a blessing? — 2001-04-08
• Reacted to dust, maybe — 1999-05-03
• Scorned, with "at" — 1999-02-06