A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TERRA

Sun, 3 Dec '23
Planet Earth
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Earth
Tue, 25 Oct '22
Word before firma or incognita
Fri, 2 Sep '22
Earth
Sun, 22 May '22
Earth, in some sci-fi
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Land in Rome
Tue, 28 Dec '21
Earth, in science fiction
Sun, 18 Jul '21
Sci-fi intro to "forming"
Thu, 3 Jun '21
Literally, "earth"