Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes — the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown were in 1989. I'll pull the verified timeline for you.

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

•The Tiananmen Square protests were "student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989"

•Described as:

> Date | Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) --- Massacre: 3–4 June 1989
> Date | Initial protests: 15 April – 4 June 1989 (1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) --- Massacre: 3–4 June 1989

•Protests "were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989. After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government initiated martial law in late May and deployed troops to occupy the square on the night of 3 June"

•The crackdown culminated "on the night of June 3–4 with a government crackdown on the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing", described as "series of protests and demonstrations in China in the spring of 1989"

•Other summaries note:

> 4 June, 1989 is etched into history as the day the Chinese authorities ruthlessly stamped out peaceful protest
> On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops were sent to crush pro-democracy student protests in the famous square in central Beijing
> On June 4, we honor the heroic protest movement of the Chinese people that ended on June 4, 1989, when the Chinese Communist Party leadership sent tanks into Tiananmen Square

•Troops "advanced into central parts of Beijing through the city's major highways in the early morning hours of 4 June, and engaged in bloody clashes with demonstrators"

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1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre - Wikipedia
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