A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LHASA

Fri, 19 Apr '24
Asian capital WSW of 48-Down
Sun, 28 Jan '24
Capital in the Himalayas
Sat, 17 Jun '23
Asian capital on a river of the same name
Sun, 4 Sep '22
Potala Palace city
Wed, 8 Sep '21
Chinese provincial capital more than two miles above sea level