The Tiananmen Square Massacre

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In the spring of 1989, thousands of people filled the heart of Beijing demanding reform, freedom, and an end to corruption. For weeks, the world watched as hope seemed to rise in Tiananmen Square that maybe, China would see major political reforms. Then, in a single night, tanks rolled in, gunfire echoed through the streets, and one of the most infamous crackdowns in modern history unfolded. Decades later, the event remains censored, disputed, and deeply consequential. Learn more about the Tiananmen Square Massacre, and how it changed China and the world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Samsara Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the spring of 1989, thousands of people filled the heart of Beijing, demanding reform,
0:05.1	freedom, and an end to corruption. For weeks, the world watched as hopes seemed to rise in Tiananmen
0:10.5	Square that maybe China would see major political reforms. Then in a single night, tanks rolled in,
0:17.4	gunfire echoed through the streets, and one of the most infamous crackdowns in
0:21.1	modern history unfolded. Learn more about the Tiananmen Square Massacre and how it changed China
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