A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TIN

Thu, 11 Apr '24
Commonly mined material that's relatively rare in Earth's crust (about 2 p.p.m.)
Wed, 27 Mar '24
Recyclable material
Mon, 5 Feb '24
Can material
Wed, 4 Oct '23
Kind of soldier
Sun, 19 Mar '23
Food container
Sat, 7 Jan '23
Only chemical element whose name fits this answer's length
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Container for mints
Fri, 22 Apr '22
Main component of britannium
Tue, 18 Jan '22
Material easily mistaken for aluminum
Tue, 14 Dec '21
10th anniversary gift
Sun, 14 Nov '21
In Latin, it's "stannum"
Mon, 1 Nov '21
Woodman's makeup in "The Wizard of Oz"
Sat, 23 Oct '21
What's mixed with bismuth, lead and cadmium to make cerrosafe
Sat, 28 Aug '21
Spam might be kept in it
Mon, 8 Feb '21
___ Man ("The Wizard of Oz" character)
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Sardine container