A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KILO

Mon, 20 Jan '25
Unit of smuggled drugs
Mon, 23 Sep '24
The "k" in km
Sat, 10 Aug '24
Grand opening?
Tue, 9 Apr '24
European heavy weight?
Fri, 1 Mar '24
Shortening that omits "gram"
Mon, 9 Oct '23
K, in the NATO alphabet
Mon, 2 Oct '23
Letter between Juliett and Lima in the NATO alphabet
Sun, 22 Aug '21
Valuable load for a mule
Wed, 21 Apr '21
K, in the NATO alphabet