diff --git a/examples/historicalBarChart.html b/examples/historicalBarChart.html
index 173bdaa..975d989 100644
--- a/examples/historicalBarChart.html
+++ b/examples/historicalBarChart.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ text {
 
 <script src="../lib/d3.v2.js"></script>
 <script src="../nv.d3.js"></script>
+<script src="../src/models/historicalBar.js"></script>
 <script src="../src/models/historicalBarChart.js"></script>
 <script src="../src/utils.js"></script>
 
diff --git a/src/models/historicalBar.js b/src/models/historicalBar.js
index 0538f90..0c72909 100644
--- a/src/models/historicalBar.js
+++ b/src/models/historicalBar.js
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ nv.models.historicalBar = function() {
       //------------------------------------------------------------
       // Setup containers and skeleton of chart
 
-      var wrap = container.selectAll('g.nv-wrap.nv-bar').data([data[0].values]);
-      var wrapEnter = wrap.enter().append('g').attr('class', 'nvd3 nv-wrap nv-bar');
+      var wrap = container.selectAll('g.nv-wrap.nv-historicalBar-' + id).data([data[0].values]);
+      var wrapEnter = wrap.enter().append('g').attr('class', 'nvd3 nv-wrap nv-historicalBar-' + id);
       var defsEnter = wrapEnter.append('defs');
       var gEnter = wrapEnter.append('g');
       var g = wrap.select('g');
@@ -182,7 +182,20 @@ nv.models.historicalBar = function() {
     return chart;
   }
 
+  //Create methods to allow outside functions to highlight a specific bar.
+  chart.highlightPoint = function(pointIndex, isHoverOver) {
+      d3.select(".nv-historicalBar-" + id)
+        .select(".nv-bars .nv-bar-0-" + pointIndex)
+              .classed("hover", isHoverOver)
+               ;
+  };
 
+  chart.clearHighlights = function() {
+      d3.select(".nv-historicalBar-" + id)
+        .select(".nv-bars .nv-bar.hover")
+              .classed("hover", false)
+               ;
+  };
   //============================================================
   // Expose Public Variables
   //------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/models/historicalBarChart.js b/src/models/historicalBarChart.js
index c4f5e5d..a72f0da 100644
--- a/src/models/historicalBarChart.js
+++ b/src/models/historicalBarChart.js
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ nv.models.historicalBarChart = function() {
       //------------------------------------------------------------
       // Setup containers and skeleton of chart
 
-      var wrap = container.selectAll('g.nv-wrap.nv-lineChart').data([data]);
-      var gEnter = wrap.enter().append('g').attr('class', 'nvd3 nv-wrap nv-lineChart').append('g');
+      var wrap = container.selectAll('g.nv-wrap.nv-historicalBarChart').data([data]);
+      var gEnter = wrap.enter().append('g').attr('class', 'nvd3 nv-wrap nv-historicalBarChart').append('g');
       var g = wrap.select('g');
 
       gEnter.append('g').attr('class', 'nv-x nv-axis');
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ nv.models.historicalBarChart = function() {
   chart.xAxis = xAxis;
   chart.yAxis = yAxis;
 
-  d3.rebind(chart, bars, 'defined', 'isArea', 'x', 'y', 'size', 'xScale', 'yScale', 'xDomain', 'yDomain', 'forceX', 'forceY', 'interactive', 'clipEdge', 'clipVoronoi', 'id', 'interpolate');
+  d3.rebind(chart, bars, 'defined', 'isArea', 'x', 'y', 'size', 'xScale', 'yScale', 
+    'xDomain', 'yDomain', 'forceX', 'forceY', 'interactive', 'clipEdge', 'clipVoronoi', 'id', 'interpolate','highlightPoint','clearHighlights');
 
   chart.margin = function(_) {
     if (!arguments.length) return margin;