A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AARON

Sun, 27 Oct '24
Judge seen on a bench
Sat, 28 Sep '24
First name for the third second-in-command
Tue, 14 Feb '23
Burr in "Hamilton"
Sat, 1 Oct '22
M.L.B. career leader in total bases
Wed, 24 Aug '22
Baseball's all-time R.B.I. leader
Tue, 14 Jun '22
Composer Copland
Sat, 11 Dec '21
Elder brother of Moses
Thu, 9 Dec '21
Alphabetically first of the 100 most popular boys' names in the U.S.
Sat, 19 Jun '21
Elder brother of Moses
Sun, 14 Mar '21
Eponym of an M.L.B. hitting award
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Alphabetically first member of the Baseball Hall of Fame