A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SGT

Fri, 3 Nov '23
Pepper introduced in the 1960s: Abbr.
Thu, 20 Jul '23
Police title: Abbr.
Sat, 1 Jul '23
Pepper, for one: Abbr.
Mon, 1 May '23
Lowish mil. rank
Tue, 28 Mar '23
Drill instructor's rank, often: Abbr.
Tue, 21 Jun '22
Pepper or Friday: Abbr.
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Pepper's rank: Abbr.
Wed, 8 Sep '21
Rank above cpl.
Mon, 17 May '21
One crying "Hup, two, three, four!": Abbr.
Wed, 28 Apr '21
___ Pepper