May 2, 1937: Born in Panguitch, Utah.
1957-60: Serves LDS mission in France.
1962: Works as campaign staff director for Cal Rampton for Senator committee.
June 1964: Graduates from University of Utah College of Law.
1965-68: Begins practicing law, Salt Lake City.
1965 -68: Serves as state administrative assistant to Sen. Frank E. Moss of Utah.
1968: Named Rocky Mountain coordinator in Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign
1969-70: Serves as administrative assistant to Senate Majority Whip Edward Kennedy in Washington, D.C.
1971-72: Organizes Moss' Senate re-election campaign.
1972: Elected to U.S. House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd Congressional District.
1974: Runs unsuccessfully against Jake Garn for the U.S. Senate.
1975-78: Serves as president of the Montreal, Canada, mission for LDS Church.
1978: Returns to Salt Lake law practice and is adjunct professor at Brigham Young University law school.
1980: Named Western states' coordinator of Sen. Edward Kennedy's unsuccessful presidential bid.
1981: President Jimmy Carter appoints Owens to the National Advisory Committee on Resource Conservation and Recovery.
1984: Runs unsuccessfully for governor of Utah against Speaker of the House Norm Bangerter.
1986: Elected a second time to the U.S. House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd Congressional District; serves two terms.
1992: Loses U.S. Senate bid to Bob Bennett.
1993: Founder of and representative for The Institute of Middle Eastern Peace in Israel.