A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LIMA

Wed, 17 Jan '24
Kind of bean in succotash
Fri, 6 Oct '23
City where the conquistador Pizarro was assassinated
Mon, 14 Aug '23
Peru's capital
Mon, 3 Apr '23
Bean named for a South American capital
Tue, 19 Jul '22
Peru's capital
Fri, 8 Apr '22
Pacific Coast capital
Thu, 12 Aug '21
Home to the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas (since 1551)