Historical clue formulations

• A drop before bedtime? — 2023-06-10
• Slowly phase out, in lingo — 2022-03-22
• Picturesque time for a walk — 2020-11-15
• Decline of the West? — 2006-03-09
• Clichéd movie ending — 2000-08-30
• Cliched movie ending — 1997-08-17