A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OGDEN

Wed, 28 Aug '24
Nash who wrote "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of"
Wed, 27 Sep '23
Nash who called the rhinoceros "prepoceros"
Sat, 15 Oct '22
First permanent settlement by people of European descent in what is now Utah
Sat, 23 Jul '22
Utah home of Weber State University
Tue, 9 Nov '21
Poet Nash, who wrote the lines in 17-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Beehive State city