Then there was the Iranian Velvet Revolution.
Not to be confused with the Czechoslovakian Velvet Revolution.
As well as the various other Communist countries' non-violent revolutions that ended the USSR
Then of course, more recently there was the Arab Spring in various countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Correct, what the OP stated and as backed by the citation is true.
The false story about Pelosi rejecting the National Guard, is, by definition, false.