updated CHANGELOG, resolves #970
added #728, #273, and #288
added a whole bunch of features / changes
added #622, #920, and #957
added #1040 and #776
added #562 and #594
Fixed formatting typo
combine multiple bullet points for clarity
reworded items, split them up again
Merge pull request #1057 from YaleSTC/1041_v410_changelog

resolves #1041, resolves #970