Historical clue formulations

• Soaked up the sun — 2026-08-13
• Showing evidence of a beach holiday — 2021-12-30
• Like many returning spring breakers — 2020-11-11
• Back from a vacation, say — 2018-12-13
• Got some sun — 2017-05-16
• Thrashed — 2002-06-22
• No longer pale — 1999-02-14