Today marks a special day, as the internet celebrates the thirty-third anniversary of the first text message sent on a phone.

The world is celebrating 33 years since the first-ever text message, ''Merry Christmas,'' was sent on December 3, 1992, a ...

(WHTM) Somebody not answering their phone? Send them a text message. Having a silly conversation with a friend? Send text messages. Having a serious discussion and want to preserve a written record?

NEW YORK -- It's been 25 years since the world's first-ever text message was sent, an innovation that has shaped modern communication. The first text message was sent in December 1992. It read "Merry ...