Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happened in 1989. Student-led demonstrations centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square began in April 1989 and continued for several weeks, calling for political and economic reforms. The Chinese government declared martial law and ultimately sent in military troops, resulting in a violent crackdown on the night of June 3–4, 1989, in which many protesters and civilians were killed.