Tiananmen Square massacre takes place - June 4, 1989
Today in History, Chinese troops came storming into Tiananmen Square killing thousands of pro democracy protesters. In May of 1989, thousands of Chinese, mostly college age students, began to protest for greater democracy and also called for the resignation of Chinese Communist party leaders. The leaders reacted to this by coming in forcibly on this day, attempting to put an end to the protesting. Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing.
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