Historical clue formulations

• Alpha ___ Majoris (star in the Big Dipper) — 2024-07-28
• Alpha ___ Minoris (the North Star) — 2020-11-21
• ___ Majoris — 2012-07-06
• Bears, to Brutus — 2003-04-20
• Star bears — 2003-03-06
• Constellation figures — 1999-05-08
• Alpha _____ Minoris (Polaris) — 1995-01-29