A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

STEPS

Fri, 23 Feb '24
Flight components
Thu, 31 Aug '23
1935 Hitchcock thriller, with "The"
Fri, 23 Jun '23
Dance components
Tue, 23 May '23
Landing spots?
Sun, 5 Dec '21
Way up or way down
Thu, 11 Nov '21
There are 5,164 along the Great Wall of China
Wed, 29 Sep '21
Fitness measure