Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

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

The student-led demonstrations began in mid-April 1989, calling for democracy, free speech, and government accountability. The movement culminated in a violent military crackdown by the Chinese government on the night of June 3 and the morning of June 4, 1989, when troops and tanks were sent in to clear the square.