A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BCE

Sun, 10 Mar '24
Dating inits.
Tue, 26 Sep '23
Pre-year 1, in brief
Sun, 7 May '23
Abbr. in ancient dates
Thu, 16 Dec '21
Pre-A.D.
Sat, 13 Mar '21
Dating inits.