Published: November 28, 2013
A Timeline of the Hells Angels
The Hells Angels motorcycle club emerged after World War II and grew into a collection of both bike enthusiasts and American outlaws whose tales are as grounded in legend as in fact. In less than 70 years, they have become a part of counterculture lore — American antiheroes exported to the rest of the world with dubious effect. As the group states on its website, “When we do right, nobody remembers. When we do wrong, nobody forgets.”