A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SSNS

Mon, 8 May '23
Govt. IDs
Sun, 16 Apr '23
Nine-digit IDs
Mon, 6 Feb '23
Tax IDs: Abbr.
Sun, 27 Nov '22
Figs. first issued in 1936
Thu, 6 Oct '22
IDs since the Great Depression
Mon, 5 Sep '22
Tax IDs
Sun, 8 May '22
1040 figs.
Wed, 19 Jan '22
Info collected by H.R.
Fri, 7 Jan '22
Figs. assigned randomly since 2011
Mon, 26 Jul '21
Tax IDs
Sun, 20 Jun '21
Application figs.
Thu, 17 Jun '21
Info on tax forms
Sun, 23 May '21
Credit application figs.
Tue, 16 Mar '21
Some I.R.S. data, in brief