(Responses here are made up of letters in the words "the beginning".)
It's a verb meaning "to produce"; biblically speaking, it's what a father does vis-à-vis his children
What is beget?
A pink complexion can be described as this fruity dessert
What is peaches and cream?
1983:
Roughly 8 dozen errant inflatables mistakenly trigger a war
What is "99 Red Balloons"?
The rocking chair he was sitting in, the night he was assassinated in 1865, somehow ended up at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan
Who is Lincoln?
2009:
Military slang for a bad or painful situation
What is Hurt Locker?
Bakers love this idiom about something foolish or remarkable; "doesn't that just" this
What is take the cake?
In Louisiana, an official state donut is a thing--this thing, to be precise
What is a beignet?
Originally referring to the prepping of a firearm, today it means all set for any event
What is Locked and Loaded?
1995:
Alanis Morissette would like her ex, who's now in another relationship, to be aware of her post-breakup anger
What is "You Oughta Know"?
At the Reagan Library, you can see part of this, of which Reagan urged Gorbachev to "tear down"
What is the Berlin Wall?
1988:
How a young Charlie Babbitt mispronounced his older brother's name
What is Rain man?
If everyone is pointing the finger at each other after a horrible outcome, they're "playing" this & it's rarely fun
What is the blame game?
Word from India for butter that's been simmered & strained to remove the milk solids
What is ghee?
Serving as a lookout & driving the getaway car are examples of this dual criminal offense
What is aiding and abetting?
2021:
A teenaged girl with a government-issued I.D. cruises longingly through an ex's neighborhood
What is Driver's License?
At his namesake museum in Florence, you can see his telescopes & the lens with which he discovered 4 large moons of Jupiter
Who is Galileo?
1996:
Count László de Almásy, badly burned
What is The English Patient?
To maintain focus, determination, and attention on a long-term goal or desired outcome, even when facing difficulties, distractions, or obstacles.
What is eyes on the prize?
Hawaiian goose
What is a nene?
Elle King sings "One, two, three, they gonna run back to me" in this song.
What is Exes and Oh's?
2021:
Relatives refuse to discuss a family member whose visions of the future always seem to bring bad luc
What is We Don't Talk About Bruno?
For more than a century, Greece has asked Britain for the return of the Elgin Marbles, mostly taken from this ancient temple
What is the Parthenon?
1990:
A name given to Lieutenant John Dunbar
What is Dances with Wolves?
Meaning by any means necessary, this 5-word phrase ends with a shepherd's tool
What is by hook or by crook?
Harmless word that sounds like a bingo call.
What is benign?
This musical comedy duo take their names from halves of two male musical duos.

Who are Garfunkel and Oates?
2002:
A sarcastic Justin Timberlake has zero sympathy for an unfaithful ex
What is Cry Me a River?
At Arlington National Cemetery, a mast from this battleship overlooks the graves of those killed when it exploded in 1898
What is the Maine?
1971:
A murder in Marseilles & some heroin central to the action
What is The French Connection?
This fraudulent investing scheme involves boosting a stock price with fake hype & selling before a drop
What is pumping and dumping?