What year was the easy bake oven introduced?

The Easy-Bake Oven was invented by Roland Howes, a prolific toy inventor known for working with Kenner Products. In addition to his creation of the Easy-Bake Oven, Howes also was involved in the creation of or refinement to a number of other Kenner Toy products, including Play-Doh, Spirograph, Give-a-Show Projector, and Close-and-Play Record Player.