Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

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

The protests, which were student-led demonstrations calling for democracy, free speech, and free press, began in mid-April 1989. They culminated on the night of June 3 and the morning of June 4, 1989, when the Chinese government cleared the square using military force, resulting in a significant number of deaths and injuries.