Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown occurred in 1989. Student-led demonstrations calling for political reform and greater freedoms began in Beijing in April 1989 and grew into large-scale protests centered on Tiananmen Square. The Chinese government declared martial law and, on the night of June 3–4, 1989, sent in military forces to clear the square, resulting in a violent crackdown with a significant number of civilian deaths, though the exact death toll remains disputed and unconfirmed to this day.