A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CAGE

Sun, 5 Jan '25
Structure for a shark dive
Sat, 16 Mar '24
"National Treasure" star
Wed, 24 May '23
Rib structure
Sun, 31 Jul '22
Pen
Thu, 25 Nov '21
Pen
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Zoo enclosure