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 protests began in mid-April 1989 in Beijing, calling for democracy, free speech, and a free press. On the night of June 3 and the morning of June 4, 1989, the Chinese government cleared the square by force, sending in troops and tanks, resulting in a high number of civilian casualties.