add new features from sprint 23.4.1

[emmalu]

Summary:

What did I do?

• Updated the HISTORY.rst to include features from Sprint 23.4.1 Why *** did I do it? (What was the motivation?)
• To make sure we keep a running changelog - starting now

Checklist before requesting a review:

• [ ] My code follows the guidelines of this project
• [ ] I performed a self-review of my code changes
• [x] I have added my changes to the change log (HISTORY.rst)
• [ ] I have completed spell-checking, removed unnecessary print statements & commented-out code
• [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes

[sandrahoang686]

@emmalu looks like there is a conflict here that will need to be resolved