Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown occurred in 1989. Student-led demonstrations centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square began in April 1989 and grew into a broader movement calling for political and economic reforms in China. The protests were violently suppressed by the Chinese government on the night of June 3–4, 1989, when military troops and tanks were deployed to clear the square, resulting in significant casualties. The event remains a highly sensitive topic in China, where public discussion and commemoration of it are heavily restricted.