Can text messages be deleted before they are read?

After writing a text message to several recipients I realized I had the wrong date on it.  Since none of the messages have been read yet, am I able to delete the entire text message?

Once you tap "send" they are confined to the ether and you cannot get them back.  What I often do is not fill in the "to" field in my messages and emails until I am satisfied that the message is correct. After that I fill that field and that way I cannot accidentally send the message before I am ready.  Sometimes I compose a message/email and wait until the next day and review and decide whether I still want to send.... sometimes I decide not to send.

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