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 a free press. The movement culminated on June 3–4, 1989, when the Chinese government mobilized the military (the People's Liberation Army) to clear the square, resulting in a violent crackdown and the deaths of hundreds to thousands of protestors and civilians.