Did the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown happen in 1989?

Yes, the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown occurred in 1989. The pro-democracy demonstrations centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square began in April 1989 and culminated in a violent military crackdown by the Chinese government on June 3-4, 1989, when troops and tanks were used to clear the square and surrounding streets, resulting in a significant number of civilian deaths—though the exact death toll remains disputed and the Chinese government has never released official figures. This event remains heavily censored in China to this day.