Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happened in 1989.

The protests began in April 1989 in Beijing, led largely by university students calling for political reform, freedom of speech and press, and anti-corruption measures, later joined by workers and other citizens. Demonstrations centered on Tiananmen Square and also occurred in other Chinese cities.

After weeks of protests and hunger strikes, the government declared martial law on May 20, 1989.

The crackdown occurred on the night of June 3-4, 1989, when the People's Liberation Army was sent to clear the square and surrounding streets of Beijing. Hundreds were killed, with estimates of the death toll ranging from several hundred to over a thousand.