A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CURIE

Fri, 12 Apr '24
Irene and Frederic Joliot-___, co-winners of the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Thu, 25 Jan '24
Unit of radioactivity
Sat, 18 Jun '22
Only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Radium discoverer
Wed, 9 Jun '21
Nobel Prize winner of 1903 and 1911