A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DEWEY

Sun, 24 Sep '23
___, Cheatem and Howe (classic fake law firm)
Wed, 11 Aug '21
Loser to Truman in 1948
Wed, 14 Apr '21
___ Decimal System
Fri, 8 Jan '21
Loser to Roosevelt in 1944