A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SEOUL

Fri, 19 Apr '24
Asian capital ENE of 47-Down
Sun, 25 Feb '24
Home of the 123-story Lotte World Tower
Sat, 11 Feb '23
Capital known as Keijo before the 1940s
Fri, 23 Dec '22
Birthplace of K-pop
Thu, 16 Jun '22
Setting of 2019's "Parasite"
Thu, 2 Jun '22
Capital city with three consecutive vowels