A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ALASKA

Wed, 13 Nov '24
RATING: ???????? Fresh salmon and spectacular scenery. Go north, young man!
Wed, 17 Apr '24
Prospector's locale of the late 1800s
Fri, 1 Mar '24
One side of the Bering Sea
Tue, 21 Mar '23
U.S. state with nearly 34,000 miles of shoreline
Wed, 27 Oct '21
Baked ___
Mon, 13 Sep '21
State whose flag, with eight gold stars in the shape of the Big Dipper, was designed by a 13-year-old
Mon, 26 Jul '21
Home of 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the U.S.