Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

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

The student-led protests calling for democracy, free speech, and government accountability began in mid-April 1989. The Chinese government's military crackdown on the demonstrators took place on June 3–4, 1989, when troops and tanks were sent in to clear the square, resulting in a significant number of deaths and casualties.