A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BENIN

Fri, 7 Mar '25
Country with a 75-mile coast along the Gulf of Guinea
Fri, 26 Apr '24
Porto-Novo's country
Sat, 23 Dec '23
Home of the Kingdom of Dahomey, today
Sun, 4 Apr '21
Land between Togo and Nigeria