[xxvii] Thus, when Congress authorized the admission of Washington, along with Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota, into the Union, it also required the adoption of state constitutions providing «for the establishment and maintenance of systems of public schools, which shall be open to all the children of said States, and free from sectarian control.» (ij.org)
The Cowboys had lost their opener in Washington — had been manhandled 35 - 16 by the Redskins — and were heading into a rematch of Super Bowl XXVII at home against the Buffalo Bills. (si.com)