A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NITE

Sun, 28 May '23
Evening, in advertising
Tue, 4 Apr '23
Evening, informally
Thu, 15 Dec '22
Time of day in commercials
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Evening, informally
Mon, 25 Apr '22
Nick at ___
Tue, 1 Mar '22
Evening, in ads