Historical clue formulations

• Things left after tearing checks out of checkbooks — 2025-06-16
• Rip-offs at the movies — 2024-06-02
• Well-used pencils — 2022-06-08
• Wikipedia articles that need expanding — 2020-11-13
• Movie reviewers often trash them — 2020-07-31
• Split tickets? — 2018-09-21
• Concert mementos — 2016-02-07
• Cigar ends — 2008-01-21
• Check mates? — 2002-05-22
• Used-up checkbook, perhaps — 2001-05-25
• Some pencils — 2000-02-26
• Check mates — 1998-07-26
• Check records? — 1994-04-02