A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORIOLE

Fri, 11 Apr '25
Maryland's state bird
Fri, 21 Mar '25
Player in the A.L. East
Tue, 18 Mar '25
Baltimore baseballer
Mon, 25 Nov '24
State bird of Maryland
Tue, 29 Oct '24
Baltimore ballplayer
Sun, 11 Sep '22
Bird associated with bats
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Frank Robinson or Brooks Robinson of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Sat, 5 Feb '22
Colorful bird in the blackbird family
Tue, 11 Jan '22
Baltimore bird