November by the Numbers

100: Height in feet of the KCMO mayor’s Christmas tree, which arrives at Crown Center Square on Nov. 2 and lights up the Friday after Thanksgiving.

11: Date in 1926 the Liberty Memorial, home to the National World War I Museum and Memorial, was dedicated by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge in front of more than 150,000 people.

17: The Leonids meteor shower peaks during this night and the early morning of Nov. 18. Catch sight of the shooting stars.   

5: Average price in dollars per person for a classic Thanksgiving dinner last year, based on 10 servings for $49.87, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

87: Years the Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony has thrilled Kansas City on Thanksgiving evening.

37: Number of seasons the Kansas City Repertory Theatre has brought A Christmas Carol to stage. This year enjoy a new adaptation by artistic director Eric Rosen.

1914: In this year, just after midnight on the morning of Nov. 1, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Flyer was the first train to arrive at Union Station.

146+: Millions of children in more than 100 countries who have received shoeboxes through Operation Christmas Child since 1993. Nov. 13-20 is collection week (SamaritansPurse.org).