History of SMS By Friday025 Feb 5, 1792 Semephore Telegraph Sent Messages Via Mechanical Signals Period: Feb 5, 1792 to Dec 12, 2012 History of SMS Feb 5, 1837 Electrical Recording Telegraph Feb 5, 1857 Number 73 Created in Morse Code "Love & Kisses" Feb 5, 1901 Wireless Message Sent Over 2000 Miles Feb 5, 1930 Telephone Customers Speak By Radio Feb 5, 1946 First Mobile Phone Call Made Feb 5, 1982 The Emocon is Born! Feb 5, 1984 Initial Concept of SMS Invented Feb 5, 1992 First SMS Sent Feb 5, 2000 First Mobile News Service Delivered Via SMS in Finland Feb 5, 2003 The Short Code First Introduced Feb 5, 2003 Voting By Text (American Idol) Feb 5, 2009 Worlds Fastest Text Message Feb 5, 2010 Cambridge Dictionary Adds "Text" as Verb Feb 5, 2012 Text Message Turns 20 Years Old
