A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EBOLA

Tue, 28 Jan '25
Virus first discovered in 1976
Mon, 10 Jul '23
Virus in 2014 news
Mon, 22 May '23
Virus named for a river in Africa
Fri, 17 Feb '23
Its index case occurred in Meliandou, Guinea
Fri, 3 Jun '22
African river with a notorious name
Fri, 11 Jun '21
Cause of a 2014 scare